How can we have an American-style melting pot in Canada? Bonus points for Trudeau becoming PM.
Other than the Quebec issue, I'd say Canada certainly is as much of a melting pot as the U.S., if not even more in some ways.
I thought Canada was multicultural? I mean I remember a few years ago during the Lebanese-Israeli conflict there was a large Lebanese nationalist demonstration in Canada.
I don't understand, are you saying "multicultural" as if it were in contrast to "melting pot"?
I don't understand, are you saying "multicultural" as if it were in contrast to "melting pot"?
Somewhat true. I've lived in rural Ontario with quite possibly 1-2 non-European-descended families (lots of Scottish, French, and Irish-descended people, though).Yes.
It implies that certain cultural usages are continued by immigrants and cultural assimilation is not expected as opposed to a "melting pot" in a Henry Ford sense.
In practice, it's all down to the relative sizes of the immigrant communities, though.
Canada is already one of the most multicultural nations on Earth, but what I think the OP had in mind was have all of these different cultures melt into one "Canadian" culture, rather than dividing themselves up by ethnicity as is common in a number of Canadian cities in modern times.
As for Trudeau - please don't get me started on that guy. PLEASE.
Somewhat true. I've lived in rural Ontario with quite possibly 1-2 non-European-descended families (lots of Scottish, French, and Irish-descended people, though).
While pressure was there for the non-European families to adopt the surrounding culture, they somehow maintained a balance of adoption and keeping their own culture (this was the kids, mind you, not the adults). It was pretty strange, actually.