M Word, The

CANADA'S MULTICULTURALISM: A Work in Progress

Canada is the only country in the world that is constitutionally multicultural. Many Canadians think that this principle, after more than three decades, is well entrenched. Yet, at the first sign of disquiet, our Multiculturalism policy is called into question.

The M Word examines  the history and the issues behind Canada's  Multiculturalism policy through archival film footage, newspaper articles and official documents as well as present day interviews with students, scholars, journalists, activists and lawyers.

Important areas covered include:
• Immigration and Canada's Nation Building  • Rise of Quebec Nationalism and the Royal Commission •  Multiculturalism designed in a Bi-Cultural Framework  • Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms • The Three Great Waves of Immigration in Canada, and their criteria • Residential Schools and their effect on First Nations Culture  • Chinese Railroad Workers  • Head Tax  • "Continuous Journey Regulation of 1908"  • Pier 21 • Japanese Internment  • Slavery in Canada  • Treatment of "Visible Majority" immigrants to 1970's  • "Visible Minority" •  Post 911  • Reasonable Accommodation