British Columbia joined Canada in 1871 after Ottawa promised to build a railway to the West Coast. On November 7, 1885, a powerful symbol of unity was completed when Donald Smith (Lord Strathcona), the Scottish-born director of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR), drove the last spike. The project was financed by British and American investors and built by both European and Chinese labour. Afterwards the Chinese were subject to discrimination, including the Head Tax, a race-based entry fee. The Government of Canada apologized in 2006 for this discriminatory policy. After many years of heroic work, the CPR's "ribbons of steel" fulfilled a national dream of connecting the country.
Decide which paragraph, A to D, has the information given in each statement below. Select E if the information is not given in any of the paragraphs.
A. The railway network was the result of multiple countries working together.
B. The Europeans were discriminated by the Chinese workers
C. Ribbons of steel refer to the railway connecting cities in Canada.
D. The railway construction was symbolically completed by Donald Smith.
2. British Columbia was not part of Canada prior to 1885
A. True
B. False
C. Can be
D. Maybe
3. Government of Canada never acknowledged their discriminative policy.
A. True
B. False
C. Can be
D. Maybe