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Thursday, November 17, 2005 - Posts

• Chinese descendants get compensation for head tax

  About 80 years after the Chinese head tax, Ottawa has agreed to pay $12.5 million dollars in compensations to the descedants of those Chinese workers who were afflicted by the tax. The federal government imposed a $50 head tax on Chinese immigrants Read More posted 17-11-2005 11:04 by dicksonw | 0 Comments Filed Under: General

• Damn Thieves

  Theft occurs everyday yet it is probably something we don't expect happening to ourselves - at least I'm one of those people. I parked my car at the stadium this morning and either the lock was picked or I left it unlocked because when I returned in Read More posted 17-11-2005 10:31 by dicksonw | 3 Comments Filed Under: General