The Indo-Canadian community is just going to love this: today, Prime Minister Paul Martin appointed Richmond MP Raymond Chan as the minister of state for multiculturalism. Astute readers will remember that Mr. Chan is the same man who, during his nomination battle, told The Vancouver Sun in a taped conversation that, "The Chinese community is very different from the Indo-Canadian community...The Chinese community are much more objective. No one can force them, or lure them, or cheat them into signing a (Liberal) membership form." The once and current cabinet minister has denied ever making that statement.