A group of demonstrators marched to the Chinese military anthem on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on June 24 during a protest that was advertised as marking the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Immigration Act, which restricted virtually all Chinese immigration to Canada.
However, the organizers have used the act and its anniversary to promote opposition to the creation of a foreign agent registry in Canada, with one calling proposed legislation “Exclusion 2.0,” a reference to the 1923 act which is also known as the Chinese Exclusion Act.
