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Originally Posted by Addick
Basically, yes. While I don't condone their laws, they have a different system than us and it would be wrong to use their reasoning and processes.
Also, our cultural identity; please explain? Are we the land of only certain immigrants (i.e. ones with Western religions)?
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This has nothing to do with OUR cultural identity. Please explain where you are inferencing that and what are you talking about because I don't get your point. This is not a discusson about Canada. Our young country is built on immigration and our system works on majority rule with minority rights and I am pretty sure a burqa ban wouldn't ever fly here.
France and other European countries are hundreds of years older than Canada and existed for a large part of their history as a homogeneous culture. I feel they have a right to try to preserve something of their cultural heritage/image or impose a ban on something that they feel is a security issue.
Regardless of whatever we are talking about, the majority will always try to impose their identity or cultural rules upon the minority and I agree that it has to be that way to an extent. Think about all the language laws in Quebec which obviously are discriminatory and draconian in many ways in the modern world but I agree that the majority should have a right to enforce such things. I've always agreed with the position that immigrants in a foreign country should try their best to adapt to the culture of the country they are living in and not force their own practices upon that country. You should adopt the language of that country and try to adopt and assimilate into the language and customs of that country to foster better relations.