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Quebec immigration minister wants to relegate multiculturalism to the ‘dustbin of history’ | CTVnews.ca (www.ctvnews.ca)
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Quotes are from the article. This is not the full article. Original article written by Thomas Laberge of The Canadian Press on the 28th of May, 2025.

"He says the legislation will relegate Canadian multiculturalism to the 'dustbin of history.'

'Multiculturalism no longer applies on Quebec soil, finally! (…) It’s a model that has always been harmful to Quebec,' Roberge declared Wednesday at the National Assembly.

According to him, under that model, the state takes it upon itself to allow newcomers to retain their culture and language of origin.

'That’s Canadian multiculturalism. We live alongside one another,' he explained.

His new law — inspired by interculturalism — aims to signal to immigrants that they are 'arriving in a state with its own model of integration' and that they must accept Quebec’s social contract, which is based on values such as democracy, the French language, gender equality, and secularism.'

'Otherwise, well, it’s not a good idea to come here,' Roberge said. "

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

Suggesting that multiculturalism has always been harmful to Québéc is a bit rich when you consider that it was adopted as a policy largely as a reflection of the multicultural nature of the French culture within a majority-English Canada.

Québéc has its own language, history, food, and culture, sure, but they also have their own legal system and a massive political party that advocates for their own political and cultural interests.