Canada and Vietnam

: In Canada, the shadow cast by the Vietnam War meant there were concerns about communist infiltrators, according to Globe and Mail. And despite some progress, there were still reservations about accepting refugees from Asia. Yet even as the crisis grew, there remained a great deal of ambivalence about what to do about those leaving Vietnam on rickety vessels, seeking safety and security from the ravages of postwar violence. Until 1967, immigration laws in Canada had discriminated against Asian migration. A key turning point was the dissemination of images of desperate refugees aboard the rickety Hai Hong ship. In the early days of the crisis, therefore, there were mixed opinions about whether Canada had any obligation at all to assist the refugees. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.