Multicultural Policy 50 Years Later

Patrice Dutil observes the 50th anniversary of Canada’s policy of Multiculturalism with Donald Forbes, professor emeritus in Political Science at the University of Toronto and the author of Multiculturalism in Canada: Constructing a Model Multiculture with Multicultural Values (Palgrave MacMillan). He discusses the inception of the policy under the government of Pierre Trudeau in 1971 and its evolution in the Brian Mulroney administration. How the policy was received in English Canada and in Quebec is examined. This podcast was produced by Jessica Schmidt. If you like our work, please consider supporting it: https://bit.ly/support_WTY. Your support contributes to the Champlain Society’s mission of opening new windows to directly explore and experience Canada’s past.