Multiculturalism in Canada (1971-2017): a Social Reality or a Political Policy?

Abstract

This dissertation deals with the history of multiculturalism and diversity in Canada. Multiculturalism can be differently defined, and investigated on from different fields. Canada's Prime Minister, Pierre Elliott Trudeau marked the starting point of Multiculturalism as a policy in 1971, and at the same time announcing how socially Canadian society was for real diverse ethnically, racially, and linguistically. Notwithstanding, the historicity of Multiculturalism socially before being politically adopted. Further than this, Multiculturalism , is investigated on both politically and socially between 1971 and 2017 to find out how it is either or both, a social reality and a political policy; emphasizing on the rule of two leaders of a similar family name, and of a strong kinship . Therefore, to discover the acts they reinforced in order to protect freedom of faith and basic rights of equality of all under the law .Nevertheless, to make unity within diversity of Canadian society.