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B.C. minister 'cannot remain silent' about increasing anti-Asian hate crimes
BY , May 15, 2020 10:34 PM - REPORT AN ERRORLAST UPDATED ON May 19, 2020 2:30 AM
Minister of Citizens' Services, Anne Kang poses for photographs after being named to the position after a provincial government cabinet shuffle, in Vancouver, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Minister of Citizens' Services, Anne Kang poses for photographs after being named to the position after a provincial government cabinet shuffle, in Vancouver, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
British Columbia's minister responsible for multiculturalism says she can no longer remain silent about the rising number of hate crimes toward people of Asian heritage during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In a statement, Anne Kang says she is deeply saddened by the recent rise in physical and verbal attacks as well as an increase in vandalism.
Kang says she is ``compelled as a government representative, immigrant and British Columbian to speak out against these vicious acts.''
The Vancouver Police Department has reported that the number of anti-Asian, hate-related crimes spiked in April, with 11 occurring last month, compared with 12 for all of 2019.
Kang, who moved to Canada from Taiwan, says the pandemic is affecting everyone and ``acts of violence and aggression will not be tolerated.''
She says kindness will bring us through this global health crisis stronger than ever.
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