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 XPost: can.politics 
 From: aplan967@shaw.ca 
  
 "DetectorTHX11:59"  wrote in message 
 news:12c9m19gb0dg35d@corp.supernews.com... 
 > Brian Bagnall  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...  ... Vancouver<CalgaryEdmonton 
  
 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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