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on September 15, 2016 in World News

Trudeau says Canadians cannot be overly impatient with integration of immigrants

By Giuseppe Valiante Prime Minister Justin Trudeau used the example of Italian grandmothers in Montreal to explain Thursday why Canadians shouldn’t be “overly impatient” with the integration of newcomers. Being fearful of immigrants is “nothing new” in Canada and around the world, he said, adding that Italians and Greeks settling in Montreal in the 1950s faced similar kinds of discrimination as do Muslims and other immigrants today. “The first generation is always going to have challenges in integrating,” Trudeau said during a panel discussion with London Mayor Sadiq Khan. “There are districts (in Montreal) where Italian grandmothers still pretty much only speak Italian and don’t speak...

By Giuseppe Valiante Prime Minister Justin Trudeau used the example of Italian grandmothers in Montreal to explain Thursday why Canadians shouldn’t be “overly impatient” with the integration of newcomers. Being fearful of immigrants is “nothing new” in Canada and around the world, he...

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