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 = Multiculturalism1= In the 1960s when multiculturalism first started. meaning of multiculturalism is to get everyone in every race and every different background cultura together in a place. Multiculturalism is use at least 3 sense which is: to refer to a society that is characterized by ethnic or cultural heterogeneity; to refer to an ideal of equality and mutual respect among a population's ethnic or cultural groups; and to refer to government policy proclaimed by the federal government in 1971 and subsequently by a number of provinces. Prime minister Lester B. pearson who is a Liberal. Is the one who get this idea of multiculturalism out and moved it. The term of multiculturalism, first came in vogue in 1960s to counter "biculturalism" a term popularized by the Royal Commission on bilingualism and biculturalism. Even though it is a a wonderful also in face cnada became the first country in the world to adopt multiculturalism as offical government policy. Also there is 3 main obections: 1. some people argued that multiculturalism wound divide Canadian rather than untie them. As a result, it would have a negative imapct on Canadaian identity. 2. Some people in english-speaking Cnadaian complained the policy would erode the country's British heritage. 3. some people in French Canadian accused the government of using the policy to thwrat Qubec nationlism. They complained that french Canadians would have no more status than other non- Britsh ethncultural gourps.

The Multiculturalism policy became law with the passage of the Candian Multiculturalism Act in 1988. The law did not eliminate discrimnation or racism back the. but it did reinforce the view that all ethnocultura and racial communities in Canada had a right to be treated equally. This policy also effects the two big acts in Canada, Immigration act of 1978 and the Employment equity act of 1986. After the 1978 after the emmigration act more people from Asia, Africa, the Caribbean, and Latin America came to Canada. At that point the policy just favored the Britsh and the French. Because during that econmic boom in the 60s and the 70s people wanted to leave their country and try their luck in a brand new country and Canada needed skilled people people from other countries.
 * Multiculturalism Today**

Multiculturalism in the 1960s brought the French and the British people together and unite them brought Canada to a new frensh country where everyone is accpted. untill 1978 the Multiculturalism became bigger than just the British and the French, it was about every race and every cultural background. No racist and no eliminate discrimnation. And the Multiculturalism brought more skilled people to Canada, and those people work for Canada's use factory, computer you name it every work force, and help Canada in the 60s and 70s while is was in the econmic boom. Also Canada was also the frist country to make multiculturalism a policy, Multiculturalism is also a identity of Canada.
 * Effects of Multiculturalism**