For decades, Canadians were told a simple story about themselves. Diversity was not treated as a challenge but as a strength ...

Canada stands out as one of the few countries in the world with an official multiculturalism policy, which has been part of federal law since 1988. Walk through any major Canadian city today, and ...

As the European Union is struggling to deal with the migrant crisis (hundreds of migrants drowned in the Mediterranean), German Chancellor Angela Merkel is on record as saying “you can’t all come,” ...

The Government of Canada issues a statement to mark Canadian Multiculturalism Day. OTTAWA, ON, June 27, 2026 /CNW/ - The Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture and Minister ...

To many, multiculturalism as a political idea in Britain suffered a body blow in 2001. In the shock of 9/11 terrorism and after race riots in some northern English towns, many forecast that its days ...

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s allocation of the multiculturalism portfolio to conservative ACT Liberal senator Zed Seselja could reflect a number of motivations, both rational and perverse.

Multiculturalism emerged in the late twentieth century as a policy paradigm recognising the rights of distinct cultural, ethnic or religious groups within liberal democracies. Its core aim is to ...

The Multiculturalism Policy Index is a scholarly research project by professors Keith Banting and Will Kymlicka at Queen’s University that monitors multiculturalism policies in 21 Western democracies.

Numerous heads of state including Nicolas Sarkozy (France), Angela Merkel (Germany), and David Cameron (UK) have recently proclaimed that multiculturalism has been an utter failure (see here). Many ...