IWV Youth Powerpoint – Week 3 Multiculturalism in Canada

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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