Salloum's Defence of Multiculturalism

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This paper discusses an article by Salloum, "The other Canadians and Canada's future," which reviews Canada's policy of multiculturalism. The paper relates that Salloum's article provides a historical review of the origins of the policy, and comments on how it has worked out in Canada. The author of the essay argues that Salloum's verdict is accurate.

From the Paper:

"Salloum (1997) provides some interesting statistics, pointing out that non-French and non-British Canadians comprise 37.5 per cent of the Canadian population. These people are from many different ethnic groups, and many people see them as an unknown force in our society. Salloum (1997) is interested in assessing how these people view the future, and to this end, he reviews the history of multiculturalism in Canada. He notes that at the beginning of the 20th century, no one ever considered the notion of accommodating the ethnicities and culture of immigrants. On the contrary, immigrants were mercilessly victimized, putting enormous pressure on them to assimilate into the dominant culture. All this changed when Pierre Trudeau introduced multiculturalism as an official policy for Canada, setting up a system in which there would be one country, two languages, and many cultures. The basic idea was to treat other cultures respectfully, and in so doing to encourage immigrants to integrate well and become a supportive asset to the dominant culture."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Department of Canadian Heritage. Secretary of State for Multiculturalism. Retrieved from http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/est-pre/20022003/canher-pc/canher0203rpp02_e.asp
• Esses, Victoria M. (July 1996). Multiculturalism in Canada: context and current status. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science. Retrieved from http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3717/is_199607/ai_n8749492/print
• Gunew, Sneja. (2003). Multicultural Differences: Canada, USA, Australia. UBC.
• Salloum, Habeeb. (1997). The other Canadians and Canada's future. Contemporary Review.

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