Rich rewards of diversity demand inclusive attitudes

ID:	HARP-364
Title:	Rich rewards of diversity demand inclusive attitudes
Source:	Canadian Speeches , v.14(6) Ja/F’01 pg 11-15
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Year:	2001
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Keywords:	Canada, culture, human rights, language, movement and residency, multi-culturalism, non-discrimination, racial discrimination, religion, ethnic minorities, civil and political rights, minority rights
Abstract:	Canadians should take much pride in the fact that so many people of diverse racial, ethnic, cultural and religious backgrounds have chosen and will choose Canada as their home. I have often stated that there are really two broad categories of Canadians, name people like myself whom you might describe as Canadians by chance or accident, in that we were born here, and those Canadians who made the conscious and deliberate decision to choose Canada as their home. This choice often demanded great courage in facing the challenges of a different culture, language, and a sometime hostile climate. I think more Canadians should reflect more frequently on the respect that is due to those who made that choice and who, in so doing, have helped make ours a truly remarkable country, despite our ongoing challenges.
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