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...
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...
The Canadian case for compensation Kenda Gee – comments on the Australian view The author misses the point concerning redress, entirely. Redress is a process involving individuals who were harmed. And it holds government accountable, particularly as it continues to re-invent mistakes from the past. On those notes – money isn’t important. Yet, it...
