Toleration‚ Appeasement; Equality‚ Harmony. Pol-1020 The topic of “multiculturalism‚” has been a hotly debated issue since the end of the colonizing era. In their endeavor to find the best policy for multiculturalism‚ different countries opted for different options. States that chose to integrate cultural minorities into their mainstream society had to find the solution that would provide the most equality among citizens; a solution that would
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‘Multiculturalism - the preservation of different cultures or cultural identities within a unified society‚ as a state or nation” – (multiculturalism at dictionary.com) The Canadian identity is in a constant state of turbulence‚ always changing‚ always being re-created. So the question is whether or not multiculturalism has affected the development of the Canadian identity? The three arguments to support this thesis is Canada’s past treatment of immigrants‚ how Canadians are only accepting of immigrants
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West and build the trans-Canada railway‚ were our immigrants; but we can’t ignore the fact that they were subjected to prejudicial treatment. Unfortunately‚ diversity issues will continue to be a situation
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belief and view. Canada has been popularized for being one of the most diverse and multicultural country in the world. However‚ this title has been acclaimed since the past decade‚ precisely‚ by the city of Toronto. It is established that people of all nationalities immigrated to Canada for individualistic reasons. Reasons ranging from‚ in the search of better education and jobs‚ to upbringing of their children in a safe and progressive country. No matter the situations‚ Canada has been accepting
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Canada has long been called "The Mosaic"‚ due to the fact that it is made up of a varied mix of races‚ cultures and ethnicities. As more and more immigrants come to Canada searching for a better life‚ the population naturally becomes more diverse. This has‚ in turn‚ spun a great debate over multiculturalism. Some of the issues under fire are the political state ’s policies concerning multiculturalism‚ the attitudes of Canadians around these policies‚ immigration‚ the global market‚ and a central
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Multicultural History Society‚ Multiculturalism and Canadian Identity‚ Accessed January 27‚ 2011. http://www.multiculturalcanada.ca/Encyclopedia/A-Z/m9/3 This article explains how the Canadian Identity was shaped after the end of World War II and from how the idea of “anglo-conformity” came into place to the acceptance of refugees into the country. As seen in this article‚ Canadian culture has been shaped by diverse cultures. Duncan‚ James S; Ley‚ David. Place/culture/representation. Routledge
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Multiculturalism Multiculturalism is a part of any country.There are Jews in Germany‚ Poles in Ireland‚ Asians in Canada and so on. I believe multiculturalism is a good idea. It provides a wealth of cultural activities‚ foods‚ and different views of life. No one is really a true Canadian besides the native people. We are all part of a vast society we call Canada. In Canada we pride ourselves in being a mosaic‚ so to speak‚unlike the United States where they are a so called melting
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Reactions of multiculturalism in Canada and Australia Most of the countries in the English-speaking world are multicultural. Multiculturalism means the presence of different cultures or ethnic groups within one society. In Australia and Canada‚ for example‚ some people will say that multiculturalism is an enrichment and that the common culture there has become vastly richer. Although some think it is important that newcomers should learn and understand the countries values and institutions. Even
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MULTICULTURALISM IN CANADA It is evident that‚ nowadays‚ children of immigrants in Canada are facing problem such as bullying‚cultural confliction‚access to the health care system and adjusting to the new educational system. The first issue is that there is a grave danger that children of new immigrants are dealing with based on daily life in the schools which is bullying.Bullying which comes in different forms for instance‚physical‚ social and emotional‚verbal and cyber can have detrimental
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Multiculturalism benefits Canada Throughout the world‚ a country has its unique culture. But some countries are becoming more and more multiculturalism. That is to say‚ in one country exhibits different cultures. Whether or not multiculturalism should be encouraged in Canada is an issue which excites opposing views; nonetheless‚ I believe that multiculturalism is beneficial to Canada for the following reasons: improving the economy; educating other backgrounds; and reducing racism.
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