Japanese unhappy with BC building name
Michael Fortier is considering renaming a government building in BC which has been named after former Conservative MP Howard Green. The honouring of Green has angered Japanese and Chinese Canadians due to some of the rather racist remarks on record that have been attributed to him. Mr. Green has been quoted saying: "Orientals should be excluded from Canada" in 1939. He had more explicit things to say about the Japanese following the war.
One would guess given Canada's love of compromise that a solution will be found quickly. Fortier holds a rather unsteady position in Cabinet as it is. He of all people will want to minimize controversy.