Opposition New Democrats and Premier Christy Clark

Premier Christy Clark: The apology has been endorsed by Clarks Liberals, the Opposition New Democrats and the Green party, as well as Independent members of the legislature, according to 660 News. Canada started charging a head tax in the late 1800s to discourage Chinese immigration. The B.C. government supported the head tax and accepted federal head-tax payments and Premier Christy Clark says an apology to Chinese-Canadians that is more than 140 years overdue will be offered Thursday in British Columbias legislature. It dates back to B.C. and Canadian government policies, including a Chinese head tax, that targeted immigrants from 1872 to 1947, Clark said Wednesday. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.