Scrapbook 06 ➔ [Newspaper clipping of the Motion of Apology from Michael G. de Jong for the Komagata Maru tragedy]

Item

Identifier:
2022_01_01_06_008
Repository
Repository Web Site
https://www.ufv.ca/sasi/
Date
June 6 2008;Date(s) of creation
Publisher
Extent
1 p. of textual records
Format
newspaper
Description
On May 23rd, 2008 the Province of British Columbia introduced and endorsed a motion to formally apologize for the events of May 23rd, 1914, when 376 passengers of the Komagata Maru were denied entry to Canada. This newspaper clipping shows the Motion of Apology undersigned by the MLA of Abbotsford-Mount Lehman, Michael G. de Jong, published in the Punjabi Patrika on the June 6th, 2008 to June 19th, 2008 issue.
Location
British Columbia;New Westminster Land District;Fraser Valley Regional District;Abbotsford
Language
English
Subject Headings - SACDA
Komagata Maru tragedy
Subject Headings - Library of Congress
Apologies [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2005007061]