The banishment of Chinese lepers to D'Arcy Island was an incorrect decision based on both ignorance and racial prejudice. The conflict between the Chinese lepers and the government could have been solved better, in a different way. The Chinese lepers were treated very poorly, violating their basic civil rights. The government of both Victoria and Canada turned a blind eye upon the Chinese, and leprosy in Canada.
Ignorance among Canadians was a major factor in the mistreating of the Chinese lepers. People knew very little of leprosy, and believed that even being near a leper gave them the chance of contracting the disease the
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