Posted: May 26th, 2017

Canada was founded on the basis of balance and dialogue among three very different peoples – Native, English and French.

Canada was founded on the basis of balance and dialogue among three very different peoples – Native, English and French. The current multiculturalism policy is a natural outgrowth of this founding – diverse peoples maintaining a strong sense of cultural identity within a framework that is supportive of all and encouraging of dialogue as the means to make decisions and maintain national unity. Based on your own experience of life in Canada together with Moghaddam’s description of the psychological phenomena relevant to functioning in a multicultural environment are you more of an optimist or more of a pessimist about the long-term social benefits of Canada’s multiculturalism policy? Why?