Canada is a nation known for the multicultural population. It is seen as an attractive destination for the great social policies adopted by the charismatic leaders the country was able to create. Since the 1800’s, Canada’s immigration laws were severely restricted to non-whites, nevertheless, the country has now evolved to encompass all ethnicities equally. Canada’s identity, especially since the 1950’s and onwards, experienced rapid growth and change. This can be seen through the following examples: Immigration, Pierre Trudeau and the F.L.Q crisis.
Immigration is a central part of Canadian history, as it helped to establish the identity of this multicultural nation. During the course of World War One, Canada remained with the policy of
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The robust immigration, in the 1960’s, was mostly sufficient, however, there were room for further advancement. Pierre Trudeau was the only character capable of carrying out the needed …show more content…
crisis in 1970. The Charter of Rights and Freedoms is seen as a monumental achievement of Trudeau as it helped to grant more rights to immigrants such as voting and mobillity to minorities(thecanadianencyclopedia.ca). Additionally, the Official Languages Act allowed for the unity of the French and English speaking by implementing English and French on all government institutions and making them the two official languages of Canada(thecanadianencyclopedia.ca). Lastly, the actions of Trudeau to end the F.L.Q. crisis was the highlight of his contribution as it helped to make him a distinguished leader. Decision to re-enact the War Measures Act showed how determined he was to make peace with the people so divided like the English and French. All the choices made by Trudeau help continue the tradition of a diverse and multicultural country, improve relation of the English and French, and established a foundation to maintain the peace for the future. Trudeau is especially remembered by the action he did to keep quebec from separating during the F.L.Q