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Grosse-Île : L’île de quarantaine du Canada
Lors de la migration massive des Irlandais au Canada, il y a 175 ans, quelque 100 000 personnes ont transité par l’île de quarantaine et plus de 5 000 y sont mortes.
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Grosse Île: Canada’s quarantine island
During the mass Irish migration to Canada 175 years ago, some 100,000 people passed through the quarantine island — and more than 5,000 died there
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RCGS releases new map in solidarity with Ukraine
Map shows the distribution of people of Ukrainian descent across Canada, highlighting the deep connection between the two countries
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50 ans de multiculturalisme : nous le faisons bien, sauf quand nous ne le faisons pas
Elamin Abdelmahmoud, commentateur culturel et politique pour CBC et Buzzfeed, estime que le Canada réussit parfois, échoue souvent, mais continue d’essayer
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50 years of multiculturalism: We do it well … except when we don’t
Elamin Abdelmahmoud, a pop culture and political commentator with CBC and Buzzfeed, explores the tension between the idea and the practice of multiculturalism in Canada — especially if you are a public figure of colour
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50 ans de multiculturalisme : aussi canadien que le sirop d’érable
Michael Adams, président du groupe de sociétés Environics et contributeur régulier de commentaires publiés sur les valeurs et les tendances sociales canadiennes, affirme que la plupart des Canadiens considèrent le multiculturalisme comme un symbole important de nos aspirations en tant que société
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50 years of multiculturalism: It’s as Canadian as maple syrup
Michael Adams, president of the Environics group of companies and the Environics Institute and a regular contributor of published commentary on Canadian values and social trends, says most Canadians view multiculturalism as an important symbol of what we aspire to as a society
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50 ans de multiculturalisme: quand les expériences vécues font l’histoire
Dora Nipp, directrice générale de la Multicultural History Society of Ontario, réfléchit à l’importance de consigner les histoires des migrants, des communautés ethniques et des Autochtones comme moyen essentiel de comprendre le Canada au XXe siècle et au-delà
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50 years of multiculturalism: Where lived experiences make history
Dora Nipp, CEO of the Multicultural History Society of Ontario, reflects on the importance of chronicling migrant, ethnic and Indigenous stories as an essential means to understanding Canada in the 20th century and beyond
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50 ans de multiculturalisme au Canada : être musulman au Canada
Omar Mouallem, auteur de Praying to the West : How Muslims Shaped the Americas (Prière vers l’Occident : comment les musulmans ont façonné les Amériques), examine pourquoi une foi inébranlable dans le projet de multiculturalisme canadien – commune à la génération d’immigrants musulmans arrivés dans les années 1970 – n’est pas toujours partagée par ceux qui ont migré au cours des 20 dernières années, et est rarement ressentie par leurs enfants
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50 years of multiculturalism: Being Muslim in Canada
Omar Mouallem, author of Praying to the West: How Muslims Shaped the Americas, looks at why an unshakeable faith in Canada’s multiculturalism project — common amongst the generation of Muslim immigrants who arrived in the ’70s — is not always shared by those who have migrated in the last 20 years, and is rarely felt by their children
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50 years of multiculturalism: Who is gatekeeping Canadianness?
Professor Anna Triandafyllidou reflects on a digital storytelling project that saw 28 graduate students from across Canada answer the question: Who am I?
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The symbolism of refugee ‘arrival kits’
The items given to Syrian refugees — warm clothing, DVDs, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms — represent more than just practical considerations; they're the building blocks of a shared Canadian identity
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