Japanese Internment Redress
- On September 22, 1988, the Japanese Canadians who faced internment during the Second World War finally obtained an official acknowledgment from Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and subsequent compensation for their loses.
- This is the official record of the House of Commons Proceeding on this day alongside Prime Minister Mulroney's address on the matter.
Citation
Canada. Parliament. House of Commons Debates. Routine Proceedings: Visible Minorities: Japanese Canadians Interested During World War II - National Redress. 36th Parliament, 1st sess., September 22, 1988. https://www.lipad.ca/full/1988/09/22/1/
Further Readings
News report on PM Mulroney's address to the House on Japanese Redress for internment in WWII: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxVZtQULIMQ
Overlapping Topics
Culture, Religion & Ethnicity
Policy Sub-Topic
Policy Type
Hansard