Senator Vivian Poy addressed the 12th AGM of the National Congress of Chinese Canadians at the Winnipeg Chinese Cultural and Community Centre September 13, 2003. Thank you for inviting me to discuss the Head Tax issue with all of you today. Even though I have not, up until this point, taken part in any...
Chinese Canadians appeal for apology, compensation for head tax by Amy Carmichael Canadian Press Monday, June 10, 2002 TORONTO (CP) – Chinese immigrants forced to pay a discriminatory $500 head tax to enter Canada continued their fight for redress Monday with an appeal of a ruling that threw out their suit against the federal...
Onetime immigrants want redress over head tax in claim that would total $1-billion by Caroline Alphonso Tuesday, December 19, 2000 Globe and Mail VANCOUVER — With their numbers dwindling each year, Chinese Canadians who had to pay a head tax to enter the country a lifetime ago are suing the federal government to try...
