发扬BC拓展精神，创建全新共生加拿大

 Advancing BC’s Spirit of Expansion to Build a New Symbiotic Canada

——Lorne Doerkson胜选演讲的文明启示

— The Civilizational Significance of Lorne Doerkson’s Victory Speech

钱 宏（Archer Hong Qian）

2026年10月24日，BC省迎来了近一个世纪未有的政治转折。

自1928年以来，保守党首次赢得省选，重新取得执政权。98年，几代人的等待，一朝成为现实。对于新当选的省长Lorne Doerkson，这无疑是一次难得的历史机遇，也是一份沉甸甸的公共责任。

当晚的胜选演讲，已经释放出令人关注的信号。

Doerkson走上讲台，激动得有些气喘。他谈自己的家乡，谈公路、森林、矿山、港口，谈勤劳工作的普通人，谈那些带着梦想来到BC、试图闯出一片天地的先行者。

他把这种精神称为 Trailblazing Spirit——开拓进取的拓展精神。

尤其值得注意的是，他说：

“We will be the catalyst. But you are the engine.”

政府是催化剂，人民才是发动机。

这句话触及现代国家治理的一个根本问题：社会创造财富、改善生活的动能从哪里来？政府又应当扮演什么角色？

三个世纪前，亚当·斯密曾将国家走向繁荣的基本条件归结为：和平、轻税、过得去的司法行政。

今天，BC迎来了一次重新思考并实践这些条件的历史机会。

从拓荒到拓展，从个体创业到主体交互共生，从经济增长到生命效能。

这正是《共生加拿大》所关注的时代命题。

一、BC，重新找回拓展精神！

Doerkson的演讲，最动人的地方，是他对繁荣BC似早有成竹在胸。

从Kitimat的天然气，到Fort St. John的能源；从Prince George、Quesnel的林业，到Okanagan的果园与科技企业；从温哥华岛的渔船，到Surrey的运输、Delta的港口、Vancouver的创新经济。

一座北部矿山，带动南部港口；一家内陆木材厂，养活远方的卡车司机。

他看到的，是一片相互联系、能够共同创造财富的土地。

一省之兴，岂能只看维多利亚的官署，温哥华的楼宇！

BC还有辽阔的北方、广袤的森林、奔腾的江河、丰富的矿藏，以及生活在不同社区的千千万万人。

原住民在这片土地上创造了悠久文明；后来的人们带着梦想和勇气而来，修铁路、开矿山、办农场、建工厂、兴城市。有成功，也有失败；有创造，也有冲突与生態背负。

今天，拓展精神需要新的文明内涵。

从开疆拓土到交互共生，从资源开发到生命创造，从个体奋斗到共襄生成。

自组织是动能，共生、共襄生成是势能，两者相应相辅相成。

把政府还给公共服务，把市场还给创造者，把社会还给鲜活的生命主体。

这才是政府作为催化剂的意义。

二、五大新政：把BC的生机释放出来！

Doerkson的胜选演讲，释放了五大新政信号。

一是招商引资，让资本重返BC。

资本为什么离开？为什么观望？产权、税负、审批、政策预期，哪一样出了问题，就从哪一样改起。

资本需要利润，也需要信心。预期背后是信（confidence）。没有可信的制度，再多招商口号也是空转。

二是开发能源矿业，重振林业，创造就业。

矿藏埋在地下，无法自动造福人民；森林长在山上，也不会自行创造产业繁荣。

加快勘探、审批、投资、建设和市场连接，同时明确原住民权益、社区收益与长期生態责任。

该开发的开发，该保护的保护，该负责的负责！

三是减税，停止增加新税，给人民与企业减负。

减税的真正考验，在于能否同步降低政府自身的组织成本。

少设一道无效审批，企业可能少等一年；少养一层冗余机构，公共财政便多一分空间。

轻税需要精简有效的政府，财政承兑需要真实的发展效能。

四是改善医疗、治安与公共服务。

百姓缴税，政府交付什么？

病人能否及时见到医生？老人能否得到照护？社区是否安全？司法是否公正？

公共服务的价值，要在人民生活中兑现。

五是让年轻人买得起房、找得到工作、留得住梦想。

这是五项承诺中最有生命温度的一项。

Doerkson讲到选举当晚出生的婴儿。2036年，孩子十岁了。那时，他的父母能否拥有住房？孩子长大后，是否还要远走他乡谋生？

一切经济政策，最后都要回到这些普通人的生活。

这也正是共生经济学（Symbionomics）从GDP走向GDE——国内生产效能总值（Gross Development Effectiveness）——的根本关怀。

GDE＝Σ（GDP?×η?）

效能系数η，是其中的核心。

发展要看规模，更要看实际效能：C降本、E赋能、H健康、T信任、P和平。

矿山多开了几座，人民生活改善多少？公共预算扩大多少，服务效率提高多少？GDP增长多少，生態背负又增加多少？

财富创造得再多，若人民难以安居，社会缺乏信任，公共财政越花越空，繁荣便失去了生命根基。

三、成大事者的五大品性

Doerkson的演讲可谓热情诚实，激动人心，让人想起历史上杰出奉献者们的卓越品性。

他们身上，往往具有五种相互贯通的生命品性：

Passion——热忱。

对生命有愛，对事业有情，对未来有期待。跌倒了，爬起来；遭遇山火洪水，走到邻人身边；面对困境，依然相信可能。

没有热忱，何来创造！

Vision——远见。

眼睛看到今天，心智看见未来。

政治家不能只看下次选举，企业家不能只看下一季利润，学者不能只看下一篇论文。

真正的远见，敢于寻找一个尚未出现的可能世界。

Mission——使命。

有能力，还要有担当。

权力为了什么？财富为了什么？学问为了什么？

能否使更多生命获得自由、健康、尊严与创造机会，决定一项事业最终留下什么。

Expansion——拓展。

从一座矿山到一个产业，从一所学校到一代人的成长，从一个社区到整个国家。

拓展的要义，在于不断开辟生命可能，打破封闭，使不同主体各显神通、共襄创造。

Action——行动。

没有行动，Passion只剩激动，Vision沦为空想，Mission变成宣言，Expansion停在地图上。

敢于行动，勇于负责，错了就改，改了再干！

这是五大品性的落脚点。

它们属于一切真正有所创造的人：科学家、艺术家、企业家、教育家、政治家，以及千千万万改变生活的普通人。

Doerkson在胜选之夜展现了热忱与远见。使命、拓展与行动，将在今后的施政中获得真正的考验。

而使五者贯通的，是一种更深的生命智慧。

从轴心时代的Philosophy（愛智慧），到数位—量子时代的Amorsophia（愛之智慧），人类需要完成一次文明观念的升华。

知识可以使人强大，愛之智慧使强大有益于生命。

Amorsophia如盐与光，融入热忱、远见、使命、拓展与行动。让创造有方向，让权力有责任，让文明有温度。

四、从多元文化到共生文化：BC能够贡献什么？

BC的财富，还有多元文化。

然而，多元本身不会自动带来繁荣。

不同民族住在一座城市，不等于彼此信任；不同文化共享一片土地，不等于共同创造；不同利益群体各自要求政府拨款，也不等于社会形成了有效组织。

多元不共生，就是散乱，乃至冲突。

加拿大半个多世纪的多元文化主义（Multiculturalism），完成了文化承认与权利保障的重要历史使命。今天，它需要迈向更高的文明范式：

Symbioculture——共生文化。

使文化从静态并置走向交互契合，从相互容纳走向共襄生成，让多元禀赋成为共同创造的能力。

文化各有主体，共生自有规范。

这也要求教育革命。

从工商时代培养超强个体，走向数位—量子时代的全人教育（Holistic Education）：发现本我、成就本事、守住本分，培养健康的身体、独立的心智、卓越的才能与交互共生的智慧。

AI—SI可以在特定领域展现超强智能，人却需要完整的生命成长。

个体越来越强，整体未必越来越好。让卓越的个体相互成就，才可能创造更加卓越的社会。

这与Doerkson唤醒的拓展精神，正可以相互激发。

让BC的原住民、移民社区、学校、企业、科技机构与公共组织，通过真实合作，形成共生的创造力。

从文化节庆走向共同事业，从政府补助走向自主创造，从身份区隔走向组织信托。

从共生文化，走向共生加拿大！

五、和平、轻税、务实的政府：让历史机会成为文明创造！

2027年，加拿大立国160周年。

加拿大，这片三大洋环抱的土地，拥有丰富的资源、多元的文化、广阔的生活空间，也面临经济、财政、教育、住房、医疗、社会信任与生態背负的严峻考验。

不列颠哥伦比亚，如今又站在一个历史转折点上。

保守党时隔98年重获执政机会，选民给予的是授权，也是责任。

那么，就让政府专注于自己必须做好的事：保障和平与法治，维护产权和公平，减轻税负与无效监管，改善公共服务，让一切能够创造的人充分创造！

政府收了税，就要交付公共价值；掌握了权力，就要承担公共责任。

让企业敢于投资，让工人劳有所得，让老人得到照护，让孩子健康成长，让年轻人买得起房、看得见未来！

从BC拓展精神，到交互主体共生的新文明，需要激情，也需要科学；需要自由创造，也需要共同责任；需要市场活力，也需要有效政府。

繁荣的尺度，最终写在千家万户的生活里。

这就是《共生加拿大——从多元、生态到交互契合共生新秩序》的时代追求。

98年的等待已经结束。今后的历史，要靠行动书写。

让Passion燃烧，让Vision照亮，让Mission承担，让Expansion开拓，让Action兑现！

和平，让生命安宁。轻税，让创造舒展。务实的政府，让人民的力量充分释放。

愿BC以拓展精神再出发，创建一个全新共生加拿大！

Live and let live. All for Life.

Advancing BC’s Spirit of Expansion to Build a New Symbiotic Canada

— The Civilizational Significance of Lorne Doerkson’s Victory Speech

Archer Hong Qian

On October 24, 2026, British Columbia reached a political turning point nearly a century in the making.

For the first time since 1928, the Conservatives won a provincial election and returned to power. Ninety-eight years—a wait spanning generations—finally came to an end. For Premier-elect Lorne Doerkson, this is an extraordinary historical opportunity, carrying an equally profound public responsibility.

His victory speech that evening sent signals worth taking seriously.

Doerkson stepped onto the stage, visibly moved and almost breathless with excitement. He spoke of his hometown, of highways, forests, mines, and ports; of hardworking ordinary people; and of those pioneers who came to British Columbia with dreams, determined to make something of their lives.

He called it the Trailblazing Spirit.

One remark was especially striking:

“We will be the catalyst. But you are the engine.”

The government is the catalyst. The people are the engine.

These words go straight to a fundamental question of modern governance: Where does the driving force behind wealth creation and better living come from? And what role should government play?

Nearly three centuries ago, Adam Smith identified three essential conditions for national prosperity: peace, light taxation, and a tolerable administration of justice.

Today, British Columbia has a historic opportunity to rediscover these principles and put them into practice.

From pioneering the frontier to expanding human possibilities; from individual enterprise to intersubjective symbiosis; from economic growth to the effectiveness of development in serving life.

This is precisely the civilizational question at the heart of Symbiotic Canada.

I. BC, Rediscover Your Trailblazing Spirit!

What was most inspiring about Doerkson’s speech was the confidence with which he seemed to envision a prosperous British Columbia.

From natural gas in Kitimat to energy production in Fort St. John; from forestry in Prince George and Quesnel to orchards and technology companies in the Okanagan; from fishing boats off Vancouver Island to transportation in Surrey, ports in Delta, and Vancouver’s innovation economy.

A mine in the north generates business for a southern port. A lumber mill in the Interior supports truck drivers hundreds of kilometres away.

He sees a province bound together by economic connections, capable of creating prosperity through shared endeavour.

How could the prosperity of an entire province be measured only by the government offices of Victoria and the towers of Vancouver?

BC is also its vast northern lands, immense forests, rushing rivers, mineral wealth, and millions of people living and working in communities across the province.

Indigenous peoples built civilizations on this land long before the arrival of later settlers. Others subsequently came with courage and ambition, building railways, opening mines, establishing farms, constructing factories, and founding cities.

There have been successes and failures, achievements and conflicts, along with lasting ecological burdens.

Today, the Trailblazing Spirit calls for a new civilizational meaning.

From territorial expansion to intersubjective symbiosis. From resource development to the flourishing of life. From individual striving to symbiotic co-creation.

Self-organization is the driving force; symbiosis and collaborative co-creation provide the generative potential. The two are mutually responsive, complementary, and mutually reinforcing.

Return government to public service, markets to their creators, and society to living, self-organizing subjects.

That is what it truly means for government to serve as a catalyst.

II. Five New Policy Directions: Unleash BC’s Vitality!

Doerkson’s victory speech signalled five major policy directions.

First: Attract investment and bring capital back to British Columbia.

Why has capital left? Why are investors holding back?

Property rights, taxation, project approvals, policy expectations—wherever the problem lies, begin the reform there.

Capital seeks returns, but it also requires confidence.

Behind every expectation lies confidence. Without trustworthy institutions, even the most enthusiastic investment campaign amounts to empty rhetoric.

Second: Develop energy and mineral resources, revive forestry, and create jobs.

Minerals buried underground do not automatically improve people’s lives. Forests standing on mountainsides do not generate industrial prosperity on their own.

Accelerate exploration, approvals, investment, construction, and market access, while clearly defining Indigenous rights, community benefits, and long-term ecological responsibilities.

Develop what should be developed. Protect what must be protected. Take responsibility for what must be accounted for!

Third: Cut taxes, introduce no new taxes, and relieve the burden on families and businesses.

The real test of tax reduction is whether government can simultaneously reduce its own organizational costs.

Eliminate one unnecessary approval, and a business might save a year. Remove one redundant administrative layer, and public finances gain breathing room.

Light taxation requires a lean and effective government. Fiscal commitments must be redeemed through genuine development effectiveness.

Fourth: Improve healthcare, public safety, and public services.

Citizens pay taxes. What does government deliver in return?

Can patients see a doctor promptly? Can older people receive the care they need? Are communities safe? Is justice administered fairly?

The value of public services must be delivered in the everyday lives of the people.

Fifth: Make it possible for young people to afford homes, find meaningful work, and keep their dreams alive.

Of these five commitments, this one carries the deepest human warmth.

Doerkson spoke of a baby born on election night. By 2036, that child will be ten years old.

Will the child’s parents be able to own a home? When the child grows up, will leaving British Columbia be the only way to find opportunity?

Every economic policy must ultimately return to the lives of ordinary people.

This is also the central concern of Symbionomics: moving beyond GDP toward GDE—Gross Development Effectiveness.

GDE = Σ(GDP? × η?)

The effectiveness coefficient, η, is the core of this framework.

Development must be measured by more than its scale. Its actual effectiveness matters even more, assessed through five dimensions:

C — Cost Reduction

E — Empowerment

H — Health

T — Trust

P — Peace

How many new mines have opened—and how much have people’s lives improved?

How much has the public budget expanded—and how much more effective have public services become?

How much has GDP grown—and how much additional ecological burden has been created?

No matter how much wealth an economy produces, prosperity loses its foundation in life when people cannot afford homes, social trust deteriorates, and public finances are consumed by mounting expenditures with diminishing returns.

III. Five Qualities of Those Who Achieve Great Things

Doerkson’s speech was passionate, sincere, and stirring. It calls to mind the remarkable qualities shared by many people throughout history who have made outstanding contributions to humanity.

Five vital qualities often stand out:

Passion — The Fire Within.

Love for life, devotion to one’s work, and hope for the future.

Fall down? Get up again.

When wildfires or floods strike, stand beside your neighbours.

When difficulties arise, continue to believe in what is possible.

Without passion, where would creation begin?

Vision — The Ability to See Beyond Today.

The eyes see the present. The mind sees the future.

A statesman must look beyond the next election. An entrepreneur must look beyond the next quarterly profit. A scholar must look beyond the next academic paper.

True vision dares to seek a possible world that has yet to exist.

Mission — The Courage to Take Responsibility.

Ability must be matched by commitment.

What is power for? What is wealth for? What is knowledge for?

Whether an undertaking leaves a lasting contribution depends on its ability to bring more people freedom, health, dignity, and opportunities to create.

Expansion — The Spirit of Opening New Frontiers.

From one mine to an entire industry. From one school to the growth of a generation. From one community to an entire nation.

The essence of Expansion lies in continually opening new possibilities for life, breaking through barriers, and enabling different subjects to exercise their distinctive talents and create together.

Action — Turning Possibility into Reality.

Without action, Passion becomes mere excitement, Vision dissolves into fantasy, Mission turns into a declaration, and Expansion never leaves the map.

Dare to act. Have the courage to take responsibility.

When something goes wrong, correct it—and get moving again!

Action is where all five qualities find their fulfilment.

These qualities belong to everyone who genuinely creates and contributes: scientists, artists, entrepreneurs, educators, political leaders, and countless ordinary people who change the world through their work.

On election night, Doerkson demonstrated Passion and Vision. His Mission, Expansion, and Action will face their real test in the work of governing.

Yet bringing these five qualities together calls for something deeper: a wisdom rooted in life itself.

From Philosophy—the Love of Wisdom in the Axial Age—to Amorsophia—the Wisdom of Love in the digital–quantum age, humanity faces a profound transformation in its understanding of civilization.

Knowledge can make us powerful. The Wisdom of Love makes that power beneficial to life.

Like salt and light, Amorsophia permeates Passion, Vision, Mission, Expansion, and Action.

It gives creation direction, power responsibility, and civilization human warmth.

IV. From Multiculturalism to Symbioculture: What Can BC Contribute?

British Columbia possesses another great source of wealth: its cultural diversity.

Yet diversity alone does not automatically generate prosperity.

People of different ethnic backgrounds may live in the same city without trusting one another.

Different cultures may share the same land without creating anything together.

Different interest groups may each seek government funding without building an effective social organization.

Diversity without symbiosis leads to fragmentation—even conflict.

For more than half a century, Canadian Multiculturalism has played an important historical role in recognizing cultural identities and protecting rights.

Today, it needs to advance toward a new civilizational paradigm:

Symbioculture — Symbiotic Culture.

From static coexistence to interactive compatibility; from mutual accommodation to symbiotic co-creation; from diverse cultural endowments to the capacity for shared creation.

Every culture retains its subjecthood. Symbiosis provides the guiding norms.

This transformation also calls for an educational revolution.

From the industrial-commercial age, which cultivated exceptionally capable individuals, to the digital–quantum age of Holistic Education.

An education that helps each person discover the authentic self, develop genuine capabilities, and uphold personal responsibility.

An education that nurtures physical health, independent minds, exceptional talents, and the wisdom of intersubjective symbiosis.

AI and SI may demonstrate extraordinary intelligence within particular domains. Human beings, however, require the development of their whole lives.

Individuals may grow ever stronger while society as a whole fails to improve. When exceptional individuals enable one another to flourish, a more exceptional society becomes possible.

This vision can find powerful resonance in the Trailblazing Spirit that Doerkson has rekindled.

Let BC’s Indigenous peoples, immigrant communities, schools, businesses, technology institutions, and public organizations build the capacity for symbiotic creation through genuine cooperation.

From cultural festivals to shared undertakings.

From government subsidies to self-organized creation.

From identity divisions to organizational trust.

From Symbioculture to Symbiotic Canada!

V. Peace, Light Taxation, and Practical Government: Turn a Historic Opportunity into Civilizational Creation!

In 2027, Canada will mark the 160th anniversary of Confederation.

Embraced by three oceans, Canada possesses abundant resources, diverse cultures, and vast spaces for life to flourish.

It also confronts serious challenges in economic development, public finances, education, housing, healthcare, social trust, and ecological burden.

British Columbia now stands at another historic turning point.

After 98 years, the Conservatives have regained the opportunity to govern. The voters have granted a mandate—and entrusted them with responsibility.

Let government concentrate on what it must do well: safeguard peace and the rule of law, protect property rights and fairness, reduce taxes and unnecessary regulation, improve public services, and allow everyone capable of creating value to create!

When government collects taxes, it must deliver public value. When it exercises power, it must accept public responsibility.

Let businesses invest with confidence.

Let workers earn the rewards of their labour.

Let older people receive proper care.

Let children grow up healthy.

Let young people afford homes—and see a future worth building!

Moving from BC’s Trailblazing Spirit toward a new civilization of intersubjective symbiosis requires both passion and science, freedom to create and shared responsibility, vibrant markets and effective government.

The true measure of prosperity is ultimately written in the everyday lives of ordinary families.

This is the spirit behind Symbiotic Canada: From Diversity and Ecology to a New Order of Interactive Compatibility and Symbiosis.

Ninety-eight years of waiting are over.

The next chapter of history must be written through action.

Let Passion burn! Let Vision illuminate! Let Mission shoulder responsibility! Let Expansion open new frontiers! Let Action deliver!

Peace gives life security.

Light taxation gives creativity room to flourish.

Practical government unleashes the power of the people.

May British Columbia set out once again with its Trailblazing Spirit—and help build a new Symbiotic Canada!

Live and let live. All for Life.