“The growing concentration of Chinese in Markham was causing long time residents, the "backbone" of the community to feel unwelcome.“

“Everything is going Chinese. This is a racial monopoly [...]. We have citizens demanding we pass by-laws prohibiting signage in a language we can't read [...] at Chinese malls whose developers are focusing on one group, giving the impression [...] that non-Chinese basically weren't welcome [...]. The growing concentration of ethnic groups is causing social conflict.“