Canada's Ontario provincial parliament passed a motion on October 27th to designate Nanjing Massacre Commemorative Day to commemorate the mass killing of 300,000 Chinese by Japanese troops in Nanjing during World War II.
The motion declares December 13th the annual Nanjing Massacre Commemorative Day. “This is significant in promoting peace and inclusive, respectful future," said Soo Wong, a member of the parliament of Ontario Province who tabled the motion.
The parliament of Ontario, home to Canada's largest Asian community with more than 3 million Asian descents, becomes the first regional legislature in Western countries to adopt the motion.
According to Canadian federal law, a motion, though non-binding shows the official viewpoint of the legislature.
