Quong Wing v R
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Quong Wing v R
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Quong Wing v R is a famous Supreme Court of Canada decision where the Court upheld a provincial law that discriminated against the Chinese. Quong Wing was a naturalized Canadian citizen, originally from China, who ran a restaurant in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. In 1912, he attempted to hire two white women, Mabel Hopham and Nellie Lane, to work as waitresses. Consequently, he was charged and convicted under a provincial statute, An Act to prevent the Employment of Female Labour in certain capacitie
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Supreme Court of Canada case
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quong_Wing_v_R
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2024-04-16T03:14:56Z
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