Canada Day was ‘Humiliation Day’ for Chinese immigrants

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100 years ago, Canada was encouraging immigration, but only certain immigrants were welcome Red and white were the order of the day on Saturday as Canadians marked Canada Day— all 40 million of us, according to the latest report from Statistics Canada. O Canada. Immigration has driven population growth in this country since 1995. About one-quarter of us have ­experienced being a landed immigrant or permanent resident in Canada at some point in our lives. ­StatsCan tells us this was the largest proportion since ­Confederation. With sustained immigration levels since the 1980s, Canada’s diversity has increased. The 2021 census counted...