By Senuda Wettasinghe & Gobhiehan Srirangan
On average Canada opens its doors to about 250 000 immigrants each year. As immigrants, individuals are automatically granted the freedom to practice any religion they prefer, including all the other benefits they will receive. While individuals promote the idea of diversity and multiculturalism very vividly, others feel as though there should be set limits to what can and cannot be done by someone solely based on their religion. Alternatively, these newcomers should be treated equally and should not be required to assimilate in order to fit in with Canada's culture. There are also some legal aspects contributing to this opinion, for example, the constitution states that any citizen of Canada has the freedom to …show more content…
The quality of life of a person isn't anything that can be quickly modified by taking a vote or such, as it is a serious matter that can mean their whole life to most people. For example, Hérouxville, a small town that resides in Quebec, is a precise example of this issue. Citizens of this town had tremendously lopsided views of how people of different cultures and backgrounds should be treated which lead to writing their own laws and regulations which were to be followed by the citizens of Herouxville. This puts up a wall which separated immigrants and other newcomers from practicing any type of religious activities. Another reason for this is that many young people may not always be willing to practice their religion, although elders spend most of their time meditating or reciting stanzas and this continuous practicing is a vast majority of their quality of life. Culture and religion is a very important part of life for many older individuals, and places like Herouxville are exactly the type of act that is endorsing these kinds of