Posted AT 4:42 AM EDT on 22/06/06
PM offers $20,000, apology for head tax
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Stephen Harper will close a controversial chapter in Canadian history today by offering up to $20,000 to each of the people forced to pay the Chinese head tax who are still living.
The move will come as Mr. Harper offers a formal apology to the 81,000 Chinese immigrants who shelled out a total of $23-million to enter Canada.
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