本文发表在 rolia.net 枫下论坛1885,the Chinese Immigration Act, which stipulated that all Chinese entering Canada must first pay a $50 fee。
This was amended in 1887, 1892,and 1900,with the fee increasing to its maximum of $500 in 1903.
After Jean Chrétien (Right honourable,CC OM PC QC), in the same year, replaced Mulroney as prime minister, the Cabinet openly refused to provide an apology or redress.
这届保守党拒绝道歉赔偿。
Still, the CCNC and its supporters continued to raise the issue whenever they could, including a submission to the United Nations Human Rights Commission and eventually undertaking court action against the Crown-in-Council, arguing that the federal Crown should not be profiting from racism and that it had a responsibility under both the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and international human rights law.
华人维权组织抗争,上诉到联合国人权组织,甚至在国内采用法律手段。
Paul Martin ( Right honourable, PC CC).When Paul Martin was appointed prime minister in 2003, there was a sense of urgency as it became clear that there were perhaps only a few dozen surviving Chinese Head Tax payers left and maybe a few hundred spouses or widows.
又一届保守党拒绝道歉赔偿。但这件事已变的很紧迫,因为当时交人头税的人都快死光了。
In 2004, Doudou Diène, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, concluded that Canada should redress the head tax to Chinese Canadians .
联合国支持华人维权组织的倡议---加政府应向当年被征收了人头税的华人道歉和赔偿。
As they had done while campaigning for the federal election in 2004, the New Democratic Party and Bloc Québécois stated, during the leadup to the January 2006 election, their support for an apology and redress for the head tax.
NDP支持华人行动。
Similarly, on December 8, 2005, Conservative Party leader Stephen Harper released a press statement expressing his support for an apology for the head tax.
这届的保守党做出了道歉和赔偿的行动。
On June 22, 2006, Prime Minister Stephen Harper offered an apology and compensation only for the head tax once paid by Chinese immigrants. Survivors or their spouses were paid approximately CAD$20,000 ($22.5 thousand in 2014 dollars) in compensation. There were only an estimated 20 Chinese Canadians who paid the tax still alive in 2006.
1903年每人收500块,2006年赔2万,相当于1903年的30块,而且只有20个存活的人。
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This was amended in 1887, 1892,and 1900,with the fee increasing to its maximum of $500 in 1903.
After Jean Chrétien (Right honourable,CC OM PC QC), in the same year, replaced Mulroney as prime minister, the Cabinet openly refused to provide an apology or redress.
这届保守党拒绝道歉赔偿。
Still, the CCNC and its supporters continued to raise the issue whenever they could, including a submission to the United Nations Human Rights Commission and eventually undertaking court action against the Crown-in-Council, arguing that the federal Crown should not be profiting from racism and that it had a responsibility under both the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and international human rights law.
华人维权组织抗争,上诉到联合国人权组织,甚至在国内采用法律手段。
Paul Martin ( Right honourable, PC CC).When Paul Martin was appointed prime minister in 2003, there was a sense of urgency as it became clear that there were perhaps only a few dozen surviving Chinese Head Tax payers left and maybe a few hundred spouses or widows.
又一届保守党拒绝道歉赔偿。但这件事已变的很紧迫,因为当时交人头税的人都快死光了。
In 2004, Doudou Diène, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, concluded that Canada should redress the head tax to Chinese Canadians .
联合国支持华人维权组织的倡议---加政府应向当年被征收了人头税的华人道歉和赔偿。
As they had done while campaigning for the federal election in 2004, the New Democratic Party and Bloc Québécois stated, during the leadup to the January 2006 election, their support for an apology and redress for the head tax.
NDP支持华人行动。
Similarly, on December 8, 2005, Conservative Party leader Stephen Harper released a press statement expressing his support for an apology for the head tax.
这届的保守党做出了道歉和赔偿的行动。
On June 22, 2006, Prime Minister Stephen Harper offered an apology and compensation only for the head tax once paid by Chinese immigrants. Survivors or their spouses were paid approximately CAD$20,000 ($22.5 thousand in 2014 dollars) in compensation. There were only an estimated 20 Chinese Canadians who paid the tax still alive in 2006.
1903年每人收500块,2006年赔2万,相当于1903年的30块,而且只有20个存活的人。
感谢保守党历届政府!更多精彩文章及讨论,请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net