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I'm here in Ottawa covering an event for @TheCanadaFiles, which marks the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Exclusion Act, implemented in 1923. Look for more coverage over the next few hours.

Pictures just minutes before the Chinese Exclusion Act 100th anniversary event begins, on Parliament Hill.

A group posing for a photo & performers preparing to drum during the event. https://t.co/x3scM0rsyztwitter.com/i/web/status/1…

More pictures from the event.

The event has kicked off with a drumming performance by an Ottawa based group.

Toronto bases drumming group performs.

Dragon dance performance.

Look for more clips around 7:30.

Event chair Grant Guo conducts the introduction to the event marking the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Exclusion Act, and praises Chinese Canadians from across Canada for coming to Ottawa. https://t.co/5p7ZTnxyO5twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Senator Victor Oh speaks about Chinese Canadian suffering under the Chinese Exclusion Act, and the brave fight of Chinese Canadians to overturn draconian immigration and voting restrictions against them in Canada. https://t.co/mGE7A3ZTvPtwitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Senator @yuenpauwoo urges Chinese Canadians and other ethnic groups to rapidly take action to fight against any attempts to impost Chinese exclusion again in Canada.

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@yuenpauwoo Senator Yuen Pau Woo praises signs held by rally attendees and thanks organizers for pulling together this event.

Pau Woo: "Yesterday was remembrance, tommorow is action."

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@yuenpauwoo Former Senator Vivienne Poy urges attendees and Chinese Canadians to remember that their votes matter, and have a role in determining the next government. Poy says Chinese Exclusion must never happen again.

@yuenpauwoo Senator Mary McCallum, an Indigenous woman, spoke about an event held yesterday in the Canadian Senate on the Chinese Exclusion Act, and praised the resilience of Chinese Canadians who managed achieve great things despite oppression they faced.

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@yuenpauwoo Senator Mary McCallum: "To our Chinese grandfathers, grandmothers, mothers and sisters, as Indigenous peoples of Canada, we hold you in our hearts. But on July 1st, we will hold you a little closer."

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@yuenpauwoo Liberal MP @Shaun_Chen praises organizers and attendees of this event for standing up against rising anti-Asian hate, and speaks about an anti-Asian hate Private Member's Motion he introduced to the Canadian parliament.

Liberal MP Chandra Arya delivers a message on behalf of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, to attendees of an event to mark the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Exclusion Act. https://t.co/FIpH32EdXitwitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Ontario MPP Vincent Ke speaks about the importance of remembering the damage caused by the Chinese Exclusion Act, and avoiding a similar government policy in the future.

Markham's Deputy Mayor, Michael Chan, applauds the event's organizers.

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Markham's Deputy Mayor, Michael Chan, urges Chinese Canadians to keep fighting to protect their rights.

A City Councillor in Richmond Hill, Simon Cui, called for remembrance of the damage caused by the Chinese Exclusion Act and for vigorous action to be taken in opposing future exclusion on the basis of ethnicity.

Organizers and speakers at the Ottawa event to mark the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Exclusion Act gathered for a picture at the end of the event. https://t.co/EEQtDLPW97twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Event attendees left Parliament Hill en masse after the event concluded. https://t.co/DxRZq32p8jtwitter.com/i/web/status/1…

I interviewed Grant Guo, who responded to right-wing allegations that event attendees were paid protesters & spoke about the proceedings of the event.

Guo handled hosting duties for the event marking the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Exclusion Act in Canada.

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