"Our new focus is on integration. We don't want to create a bunch of silo communities where kids grow up in a community that more resembles their parents' country of origin than Canada," explained Kenney, who is also minister of immigration and multiculturalism.
"We want people to be Canadians first and foremost - to be proud of and maintain their own tradition and heritage, but not at the price of developing their Canadian identity."
Kenney said integration must involve language and needs to ensure immigrants become familiar with Canada's history, values and institutions.
A few months ago, also in Calgary, Kenney suggested federal immigration officials should enforce rules that say immigrants who want to become Canadians be able to communicate in French or English. He said those without proper language skills should be denied citizenship.
His views don't appear to have changed.
"To quote former (British) labour prime minister Tony Blair, newcomers have a right to be different but a duty to integrate, so they have to take the initiative," he said Friday. "It also requires the hard work of newcomers. They have to respond as well and take personal responsibility in the process of integration."
Ursprungsartikel:
http://integrationsbloggen.blogspot.com/2009/07/fortsatta-steg-bort-fran.html
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Varför skulle invandrarna vilja leva som vi? I deras ögon är vi ju som oftast inte annat än moraliskt lägre stående hundar och hyndor. Komna som de är från heders- och klankulturer, har de också stark övertag i vår dekonstruerade och individualistiska kultur. Vad har vi att erbjuda dem av värde, förutom vår ekonomiska standard och vår oskuld? Ur deras synvinkel är det traditionen av egna värden som är det centrala, inte minst med betoning på tillbakablickande identitet och social ställning.
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