Event held in Senate of Canada Chamber to mark 100th anniversary of Chinese Exclusion Act

STORY: Event held in Senate of Canada Chamber to mark 100th anniversary of Chinese Exclusion Act DATELINE: June 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:03 LOCATION: Ottawa CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HON. MARY JANE MCCALLM, Senator from Manitoba 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MARY MAY SIMAON, Governor General 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MARY NG, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade of Canada 4. various of historic plaques being unveiled 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): RICHARD ALWAY CHAIR, Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada 6. various of ballet performance 7. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): YUEN PAU WOO, Senator from British Columbia 8. various of National Remembrance Ceremony choir STORYLINE: Canadian senators Victor Oh and Yuen Pau Woo and Action! Chinese Canadians Together (ACCT) Foundation on Friday hosted a national remembrance event in the Senate of Canada Chamber to mark the 100th anniversary of the enactment of the Chinese Immigration Act in Canada. The Chinese Immigra