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WEEK 3:
MULTICULTURALISM
IN CANADA
WHAT DO THESE CANADIAN SYMBOLS REPRESENT?
Beaver
Maple Leaf
Tim Hortons
Beer
Maple Syrup
Royal Canadian
Mounted Police (Mounties)
HAVE YOU EXPERIENCED THESE CANADIAN RECREATIONAL
ACTIVITIES?
Hockey
Figure Skating
Curling
Snowboarding
Canoeing
MULTICULTURALISM
Multiculturalism in Canada is an idea that promotes the acceptance and celebration of its
diverse races, religions and cultures. The Canadian government supports multiculturalism by
recognizing the social importance of immigration.
The roots of multiculturalism in Canada can be seen in the country’s earliest beginnings, as
three founding cultures — Aboriginal, British and French — were soon joined by many more
from around the globe.
Today, most Canadians are proud of multiculturalism.Yet it is an ongoing struggle to fight
against racism and anti-immigrant sentiment, as well as for the rights of Aboriginal people.
Promoting multiculturalism is tied to promoting anti-racism and diversity.
CAN YOU NAME THESE FAMOUS CANADIANS?
Rachel McAdams
Justin Bieber
David Suzuki
Actress
Musician
Scientist, Environmentalist
Born in London, Ontario
Born in London, Ontario
Born in Vancouver, British Columbia
Welsh background
French and German background
Japanese background
CAN YOU NAME THESE FAMOUS CANADIANS?
George Stroumboulopoulos
K’Naan (born Keinan Abdi Warsame)
Sandra Oh
Journalist and TV Broadcaster
Musician
Actress
Born in Malton, Ontario
Born in Mogadishu, Somalia
Born in Ottawa, Ontario
Greek and Ukrainian background
Somali background
Korean background
WHO ARE THESE NATIONAL POLITICIANS?
Stephen Harper
Bob Rae
Thomas Mulcair
Prime Minister of Canada
Liberal Leader (Interim)
New Democratic Party (NDP)
Leader
Born in Toronto, Ontario
Born in Ottawa, Ontario
Born in Ottawa, Ontario
English background
Lithuanian, Scottish and
English background
French-Canadian and Irish
background
WHO ARE THESE NATIONAL POLITICIANS?
Elizabeth May
David Johnston
Leader of the Green Party
Governor-General of Canada
Born in Hartford, Connecticut
Born in Sudbury, Ontario
Welsh-American background
English background
WHO ARE THESE PROVINCIAL POLITICIANS?
Kathleen Wynne
Tim Hudak
Andrea Horwath
Premier of Ontario, Leader of
Ontario Liberal Party
Leader of Ontario Progressive
Conservative Party
Leader of Ontario New Democratic
Party
Born in Richmond Hil, Ontario
Born in Fort Erie, Ontario
Born in Hamilton, Ontario
First female and first openly gay
premier of Ontario
Slovakian background
Hungarian background, First female
leader of the Ontario NDP
NAME THESE LOCAL POLITICIANS!
Brenda Halloran
Carl Zehr
Catherine Fife
Mayor of Waterloo
Mayor of Kitchener
Member of Provincial
Parliament, Kitchener-Waterloo
Mennonite background
Peter Braid
Member of Parliament,
Kitchener-Waterloo
KITCHENER CITY COUNCIL 2012
WATERLOO CITY COUNCIL 2012