... , it will be exercised to impose very serious burdens of groups of people when there is no rational justification for doing so. Despite seeking pride in being the "multicultural capital of the world", Canada has taken draconian measures against minority groups. For example, the attack on Pearl Harbour in 1942 caused evacuation of Japanese British Columbia residents to road camps and detention centres. Similar discrimination occurred ... with the mid-20th century head tax imposed on Chinese immigrants, and most recently, the unjustified detainment of Islamic citizens and immigrants follow...

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