The oriental exclusion was a major consequence in this period of Canadian history. The effects of this racial discrimination consist of: in Vancouver (1907) there was a major anti-Asian riot which was started by an anti-immigration rally. The consequences were profound. For example: physical assaults, property damage, and death. However, only three people who were against immigrants were convicted of their crime. As well as that the Chinese Immigrants were segregated socially and economically. It was recorded that “they (referring to the Chinese Immigrants) could not sit on the same floor at the opera house, or swim in the same pool as the white settlers, or in some cases shop at the same time.” The three underlying causes are that the population
