The Chinese Head Tax Redress Controversy

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• The Chinese Head Tax RedressControversy

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and he went for the heathen Chinese
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Miners
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Sir John A. Macdonald1st Prime Minister of
Canada
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F.R. ScottPoet 1899-1985
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Royal Commission on Chinese Japanese
Immigration
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An Act respecting and restricting Chinese
immigration, July 18, 1900
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14 Head Tax Certificate, dated June, 1921
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7,000
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Number ofPersons
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Year
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Chinese bachelor society
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The Komagata Maru
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Mackenzie King, as Minister of Labour (later
Prime Minister)
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Number of Persons entering
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Number of Persons leaving
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Chinese immigration 1886-1947
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The Right Honourable Brian Mulroney
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Japanese-Cdn internment camps
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Chinese Cdn soldiers
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Roy Mah receives the Ministry of Veterans Affairs
Commendations
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Motion, B.C. Legislature, May 22, 1992
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Mr. Dosanjh moved-- Be it resolved that this
House calls on the Government of Canada to
expeditiously provide a reasonable redress for
the injustice of the Chinese Head Tax, an issue
of concern to all Canadians, and the Chinese
Canadians in particular. The said redress must be
provided and agreed upon in consultations with
the Chinese Canadian Community.
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• we wish we could rewrite history. We wish we
  could relive the past. We cannotWe believe our
  only choice lies in using limited government
  resources to create a more equitable society now
  and a better future for generations to come.
  Therefore, the government will not grant
  financial compensation for the requests made.
• Sheila Finestone, December 14, 1994

 
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Helen Clark, Prime Minister of New Zealand