During and after World War II. Canadians of Japanese ancestry. the majority of whom were citizens. suffered unprecedented ictions taken by the Government of Canada against their community. Despite perceived military necessities at the time. the forced removal and internment of Japanese Canadians during World War II and their deportation and expulsion following the war. was unjust. In retrospect. government policies of disenfranchisement. detention. confiscation and sale of private and community property. expulsion. deportation and restriction of movement. which continued after the war. were influenced by discriminatory attitudes. Japanese Canadians who were interned had their property liquidated and the proceeds of sale were used to pay for their own internment. The acknowledgement of these injustices serves notice to all Canadians that the exceases of the past are condemned and that the principles of justice and equality in Canada are reaffirmed.
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