温哥华市市长肯辛(Ken Sim)错误地指控议员肖恩·奥尔(Sean Orr)散发毒品,
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim falsely accused councillor Sean Orr of distributing drugs, sparking backlash and calls for accountability.
温哥华市长肯辛(Ken Sim)在2月6日的一次简报中谎称, 议员肖恩欧尔(Sean Orr)在圣诞节散发非法药品, Orr否认这一声明, 说他不在温哥华,
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim falsely claimed in a February 6 briefing that councillor Sean Orr distributed illegal drugs on Christmas Day, a statement Orr denied, saying he was not in Vancouver and called it "blatant disinformation."
这一索赔最初由Sim分担,后来得到Ally Lenny Zhou的附和,后者道歉,但Sim没有披露为他自己的索赔。
The claim, initially shared by Sim and later echoed by ally Lenny Zhou, who apologized, was not disclosed by Sim as his own.
Sim称赞周承负责任,但没有道歉。
Sim praised Zhou for taking responsibility but did not apologize.
Orr表示震惊,批评这一言论有害于华语社区,并说他可以采取法律行动。
Orr expressed shock, criticized the statement as harmful to the Chinese-speaking community, and said he may pursue legal action.
这一事件引起了对公职人员中错误信息和问责制的关切。
The incident has raised concerns about misinformation and accountability among public officials.