A public consultation on the proposed formal apology to B.C.'s Chinese community will be coming to Prince George on Jan. 28.
Teresa Wat, minister of international trade and minister responsible for the Asia Pacific strategy and multiculturalism, will be meeting with Chinese community associations and citizens to develop wording for a formal apology for historic wrongs against the Chinese-Canadian community.
Chinese Canadians were subjected to legislated discrimination in B.C. between 1885 and 1947 under the Chinese Immigration Act and Chinese Exclusion Act.
The public feedback will be used to develop the wording, delivery and legacy plan for the formal apology.
The consultation will take place at the Prince George Civic Centre in room 208 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Jan. 22. Residents can also provide their feedback online at www.EmbraceBC.ca.
