Unit 2: Canadian Tale (Tle G6)

 An Open-Minded Country…

The document under study is an article written by John Ibbitson, published in 2014. It deals with Canada’s culture of accommodation. Canada is a very welcoming country as every year 1% of its population are immigrants who settle in the country which referred to 258,000 new immigrants in 2012. Hence, in the last 20 years more than 5 million new immigrants have settled in the country. Moreover, the three main political parties  are all pro-immigration. Unlike European countries, Canada does not have a lot of refugees on its territories as the only physical border they have is with the USA. They have three natural borders with the oceans that in a way protects them and control immigration. In addition, Canadians are very open-minded regarding people’s religion, origin and sexual orientation.

It is interesting to note that multiculturalism is the basis of the country as it was created through the union of the French and the British who drafted the first Constitution in 1867.

Canada is seen as the most tolerant country because its government accepts people as they are regardless their ethnic backgrounds or sexual identity.

The author seems to be proud of Canada’s open-mindedness. At the same time, he states that Canada’s history and geography may actually contribute more to its open-minded attitude than Canadians themselves (irony).

Homework: Learn the lesson.