BURNABY — Burnaby, B.C., Mayor Mike Hurley has issued an official apology on behalf of the city for its historic discrimination against people of Chinese descent.

He called an official meeting of city council on Saturday, where members also unanimously passed a motion to repeal three discriminatory bylaws.

The city says the bylaws were discovered by staff when researching Burnaby's historic discrimination, though it noted they are no longer active or enforced.

Hurley says the city accepts responsibility for the racism and exclusion perpetuated by Burnaby's municipal government and elected officials between 1892 and 1947.

He says this included a law that was enacted in 1982 that prohibited the employment of Chinese and Japanese workers by the municipality or its contractors.

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