Multiculturalism in Canada.

Multiculturalism in Canada

I think Canada has lost its national identity overtime due to the cultural diversity of its people. Because Canada has so many different cultural groups, the ideas of what makes a true Canadian are not all common amongst Canadians. The issue of multiculturalism is spreading throughout Canada and all the different cultures have distorted the real meaning of Canadian identity. When someone asks a Canadian what his nationality is, he doesn't reply, "Canadian". Instead, he would say "German", "Asian", or "Scottish". It's because we, as Canadians, don't see ourselves as Canadians. Instead, we see ourselves connected to our own heritage, and background. We see things this way because Canadians do not have a distinct, common culture that we can follow upon.

Culture is explained as "The totality of socially transmitted behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, and all other products of human work and thought" (dictionary.com). However, to me, culture is your background and your traditions; It get passed on to you from elders.

It is very important to a group of people or a nation because this is the only thing they can pass onto their younger generations. Canadian culture, to me, means having a group of people who either born or live here and know a bit of everything in different groups. I say that because people in Canada are very multicultural, and it is this multiculturalism that makes us Canadians. It is also this multiculturalism that we can develop our Canadian Identity. Multiculturalism to me means to have many cultures. I don't consider it as an idea worth continuing and developing in Canada. In fact I think being so multicultural will corrupt the true meaning of identity because one cannot adapt to so many different cultures all at once. And if you choose to adapt...