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, "…showed first 75 words of 385 total…

…showed last 75 words of 385 total…In my opinion, I believe Canada lacks a real national identity because of multiculturalism. "Canada's official policy of multiculturalism is dividing Canadians, not increasing understanding between them..." (Bissoondath, 1994) I believe this is true because like the First Nations, we all want to self-govern ourselves. However, if we do that, then we will be returning to the past, where people of the same race all isolate themselves from other races. Then our country, Canada, would "die".