Re: Apologizing to the CHinese

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From: Aeroplan
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2006 17:41

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"DetectorTHX11:59" <an@rchy.com> wrote in message 
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> Brian Bagnall <bbagnall@mts.net> wrote in message
> news:y3%wg.10724$YC3.7510@newsfe23.lga...
>> Apparently Steven Harper agreed to apologize to the Chinese for something
>> that happened 120 years ago. How Canadian. Someone runs us over with 
>> their
>> car and we apologize for denting their bumper.
>>
>> It's amusing to see people today criticize the leaders of the past for
> their
>> decisions, as though we can say their decisions were wrong even though 
>> the
>> times were far different. Our leaders at the time knew China was a huge
>> place, Canada had a small population, and to allow unrestrained
> immigration
>> from China would soon overwhelm Canadians. Imagine how many would have
> come
>> if there was no head tax. We would be China II right now.
>
> Umm... <ahem> ... <cough>Vancouver<<cough>Calgary<cough>Edmonton<cough>

Lol.

Apparently someone hasn't been to Richmond BC in a while.  I have nothing 
against the Chinese of course, but they are a majority now in some parts of 
Canada.

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