By Crystal Tsang
A video filming a Canadian woman, who shouted at an elderly Asian man and other Hong Kong immigrants “You don’t belong here, Go back to Hong Kong” in the Canadian city of Richmond, under opposing stances over a proposed safe injection platform for local drug users between two sides, that the Canadian woman supports the establishment of injection site while the Hong Kong immigrants oppose.
Watch this progressive pro-drug activist tell a Richmond man to "go back to where you came from" because he doesn't want a drug den opened up in his community.
Nothing beats the racism of the woke class. #bcpoli #cdnpolitics pic.twitter.com/kQ1I5WCzfp
— Angelo Isidorou (@angeloisidorou) February 13, 2024
The scene of the Canadian woman in conflict with a Hong Kong immigrant. @angeloisdorou/ Twitter
Highlight of this issue is that the Canadian woman has then apologized for her behavior but insisted not discriminating against either Chinese or Asian culture. Community leaders including Chak Au, who is a Richmond city councilor, viewed and criticized her action as racism against Hong Kong immigrants.
In contrast, Hong Kong immigrants consider it as an isolated and normal conflict, rather than showing discrimination against Chinese exists in Canada.
“It’s just a natural self defense system, when you are attacked, you are gonna attack back no matter what, even if it is not logical,” said Alan, a migrant from Hong Kong to Canada.
“It’s human nature that when we don’t have good logical ground to defend ourselves, we tend to target the opposition by their race and cultural background,” he explained why he doesn’t consider the Canadian woman tends to discriminate against Hong Kong immigrants.
He then added, “to take it word by word literally, it constitutes discrimination.”
There are reports and statistics showing a small proportion of Chinese have experienced discrimination in Canada.
“I didn’t experience or witness any discrimination in Canada, I don’t think there is any discrimination problem against Chinese there,” said Alan.
The establishment of the approved injection site has now stopped pushing forward. The health authority explains the injection site might not be the best service for drug users under the latest public health data.
Reported by Crystal Tsang
Edited by Alisha and Justin