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Originally Posted by saffronleaf
That sounds more like Quebec's interculturalism. In a melting pot model, newcomers are not expected to "check their old identities at the door." It's a process of asymmetrical reciprocal acculturation by virtue of sheer numbers and temporal considerations.
Immigration is a two-way street. If a given society is committed to admitting newcomers, then it should not reasonably expect its collective culture to remain untouched. I'd like a Canada that welcomes newcomers and engages with them as equals, rather than merely tolerating them out of some odd sense of duty.
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Personally I find this whole "get off my lawn" approach to multiculturalism that leads us to banning foreign language signs in the name of a compromise of the "cultural values" of a place to be a bit embarrassing. But have it Vancouver - it won't be the first time or the last that the tyranny of the majority sought to impose artificial restrictions on what is acceptable in their pure untouched idealistic society.
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