The study, based on an analysis of 2002 Statistics Canada data, found that the children of visible-minority immigrants exhibited a more profound sense of exclusion than their parents.
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Visible-minority newcomers, and their offspring, identify themselves less as Canadians, trust their fellow citizens less and are less likely to vote than white immigrants from Europe.
The findings suggest that multiculturalism, Canada's official policy on interethnic relations since 1971, is not working as well for newer immigrants or for their children, who hail largely from China, South Asia and the Caribbean, conclude co-authors Jeffrey Reitz, a University of Toronto sociologist, and Rupa Banerjee, a doctoral candidate.
It is also a warning that Canada, long considered a model of integration, won't be forever immune from the kind of social disruption that has plagued Europe, where marginalized immigrant communities have erupted in discontent, with riots in the Paris suburbs in the fall of 2005.
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"Multiculturalism doesn't have specific goals and objectives. The majority population thinks too much is being done already, while minorities think the policy lacks credibility."
I would submit that multiculturalism causes problems rather than solving them. Why? Because it emphasizes differences rather than what Canadians have in common. It fails to remind all that most important of all, they're equally Canadian.
No wonder there's no real, distinct "Canadian Identity".
Thanks a lot, Liberals! Look what you've done. You've made immigrants and minorities feel excluded whilst claiming that you were doing the opposite.
There needs to be rationalization of the policy.
More emphasis on being Canadian and less on being different is what we need. We all need, regardless of who we are, where we're from , what we look like, what we believe, etc., to understand that we're all equally Canadian, most of all.
What's wrong with that? I bet the left would call that "racist". But then again, the left is stupid and illogical as heck!
