Multiculturalism in the New Millennium: Does it Reinforce Unity or Exacerbate Differences ?

By Miriam Rabkin
Contributor to Tolerance.ca®

Many Canadians take pride in the fact that their country is a world leader when it comes to multiculturalism. Yet things have shifted in the past few years. 9/11, the ‘war on terror’ and religious manifestations in the public domain have raised some worries and hostility in regard to multicultural policies and specific minorities. Tolerance.ca interviewed specialists and spoke to students and recent graduates on questions raised by this new reality. Does multiculturalism reinforce our feeling of belonging to Canadian society or does it exacerbate our differences?

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