Let's face it: we were a mosaic of cultures loooong before official multiculuralism. And don't give me crap about European cultures not differing that much and the Asians etc. being a tiny minority compared to now. We all know that's nonsense and we only need to look at the fragmented mess that Europe is and always has been to understand that.
I think Canada obviously has problems, especially with the South Asian community in some respects, which need to be addressed. But overall, I can't see the same problems a lot of other people see, or at least not to the same extent. Largely, Canadian minority cultures are moderate and fairly acclimatized.
I'm not saying lose your culture entirely and try to mimic whatever it is we've decided is 'Canadian' this week, but there also should be an understanding that this country is not a doormat. I find some examples to be greatly fussed over for little reason: the Lebanese Canadian issue in 2006 for example [let's not forget that Lebanese were around in Canada long before official multiculturalism], but others a real cause for concern. I think we're letting in far too many people at once from South Asia while valid applicants from the Mediterranean, from Europe, from the UK, from Oceania, etc. are waiting, simply because of certain interests. I think we can probably make the restrictions on immigration tighter.
But I don't think the model itself is essentially broken, it's simply a matter of the bureaucracy being messed up.
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