UK denounces multiculturalism while Canada celebrates it

http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2011/02/08/17196391.html

Britain’s prime minister and Germany’s chancellor have recently declared multiculturalism a failure in their countries, but a new report from Immigration Minister Jason Kenney "Reaffirms multiculturalism as a fundamental characteristic of Canadian society.”

Canada officially adopted a policy of multiculturalism in 1971 and enshrined it in the Constitution in Section 27 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms in 1982.

Much of the report highlights steps the federal government has taken to reach out to different ethnic groups, including helping Elections Canada publish a voters guide in "27 heritage languages, and in 11 Aboriginal languages.” Those languages include Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Croatian, Greek, and Somali.

Oddly, the report also cites research that questions why the voters guide would even need to be produced. According to data from the federal government, foreign-born Canadian citizens are more likely to vote than those of the same ethnic background who were born in Canada.