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MulticulturalismandInterculturalism

Canadahasbeenlivingunderamulticulturalpolicyfor40years,andithasbecomeacrucial
sourceastowhatourimmigrationpoliciesarefoundedon.Itcanbeseenasamodestsuccess
forCanadahowever,therearemanycontradictionssurroundingmulticulturalismanddownsides
tosupportingthissortofpolicyinQubec.Multiculturalismalmostdeniesadominantculture
andlackstheneedforit,whichisreasonabletomostofthewesternprovincesbutsince
Qubechassuchadistinctcultureitselfandtheselfpreservationofthatculturedependsonthe
languageandlawsithasnospaceformulticulturalism.Nonetheless,Ibelievethat
interculturalismisthebetteralternativeandtheunofficialpolicyinQubecthisensuresthatthe
corevaluesoftheprecedinggenerationsarekeptintactwhiletheculturalidentitiesand
practicesofimmigrantsareacceptedandembraced.Unlikemulticulturalism,interculturalism
supportsnonnativesinlearningthelanguageintheirownterms,whichresultsinincreased
contactandcommunicationcreatingcloserandmuchmorewelcomingcommunities.Canada
triestomakeaneffortinsayingthatthereisnoofficialculturewhilehavingtwoofficial
languagesisacontradictionandfurthermoredeniesthebridgebetweencultureandlanguage.I
knowthathavinggrownupinaninterculturalsocietythenhavinglivedinamulticulturalcity,
interculturalismhasalwaysbeenmoreinclusiveofpeopleandverymuchappreciativeof
peoplesculturesandvalues.

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