te of it all, these Chinese immigrants persevered and, in doing so, helped to ensure the future of the country. But from the moment the railway pleted, Canada turned its back on these men. Beginning with the Chinese immigrants act of 1885.a head tax of $50.00 was imposed on Chinese ers in an attempt to deter immigration. The government of Canada recognizes the stigma of exclusion (排挤)experienced by the Chinese as a result. We acknowledge the high cost of the Head Tax meant that many family members were left behind in China, never to be reunited or that families lived apart, in some cases in extreme poverty for years. We also recognize that our failure to truly acknowledge these historical injustices has prevented many in munity from seeing themselves as fully Canadian.
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