Tag: Chinese community

Thousands of Chinese gathered in Ottawa, the capital of Canada, to commemorate the 100th anniversary

(Red Maple/Xiaoming Guo)On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the promulgation of Canada’s “Chinese Exclusion Act”, nearly 3,000 Chinese from several major cities in Canada gathered in Ottawa, the capital, and held a large gathering on Parliament Hill Square to review and reflect on this dark history of Canada. Together with representatives of the […]

Calgary Chinese community members protest premier’s ‘bat soup’ comment

Members of Calgary’s Chinese community are demanding a public apology from Premier Jason Kenney for what they describe as racist comments made in a recent media interview. More than 60 people gathered outside of McDougall Centre on a frigid New Year’s Day morning to condemn Kenney’s comments, in which he told Calgary Sun columnist Rick […]