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WE, THE UNDERSIGNED CITIZENS OF CANADA, draw the attention of the House to the following:

WHEREAS, workers of Chinese origin made an extraordinary contribution in the building of the Canadian nation, particularly in the construction of the railway;

WHEREAS, despite the contribution of early Chinese workers, Chinese immigrants were unjustly and uniquely assessed a head tax prior to 1923 and later discriminated against on the basis of ethnic origin by the Chinese Immigration Act, 1923;

WHEREAS, it is beyond time that public recognition be made of this injustice and appropriate commemoration and public education be undertaken;

THEREFORE your petitioners pray that Parliament enact Bill C-333, the Chinese Canadian Recognition and Restitution Act to recognize the injustice that was done to persons of Chinese descent and to provide for public commemoration and for restitution which is to be devoted to education on Chinese Canadian history and the promotion of racial harmony.

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NOTE:

• Signatures and addresses must be handwritten originals ONLY
• Each signatory must indicate his or her address
• Each petition must be free from erasures, striking through of signatures or changes to the text of the petition
• The subject matter of the petition must appear on every sheet of signatures
• Please return, postage free to: Inky Mark, M.P., House of Commons, Ottawa, ON  K1A 0A6