multiculturalism – Tasha Kheiriddin

Conservatives, race and the chicken-and-egg question

December 20, 2016December 20, 2016Tasha KheiriddinLeave a comment

Does identity politics come from the base, or are certain candidates whipping it up for personal gain? Are Conservatives more biased than other Canadian voters? They are, apparently — at least according to a recent Forum research poll on attitudes towards minorities. The pollster asked 1,300 Canadians whether they had “favourable or unfavourable feelings”...

Just how ‘diverse’ do Canadians want to be?

October 4, 2016October 4, 2016Tasha KheiriddinLeave a comment

New polling suggests we’re less comfortable with multiculturalism than you might expect Identity politics is back in the spotlight — and no, it’s not because of Donald Trump, Kellie Leitch or Jean Francois Lisée. This week, Angus Reid and the CBC published a survey of 4,000 Canadians on questions of identity and values. Sixty-eight...