The last time I was in Toronto, it didn't feel like a vibrant melting pot of cultures. It felt more like an international economic zone. The Indians, Pakistanis, Jamaicans, Africans, Whites and Chinese pretty much stick to their own enclaves. I didn't get a sense of shared Canadian-ness.

God I can't wait until we get rid of Trudeau

Sorry, when muslims complained and forced a Christian teacher to remove her cross you started a religious cultural battle. You don’t like the cross well guess what, what’s fair is fair.

Free speech trumps your right not to be offended, Amira. Stop destroying Canada from within.

Canada is NOT a land of immigrants. The more apt description would be to say that It is a land of extended-stay expats, at this point. Honestly, as an immigrant, acquiring Canadian citizenship felt just like getting a Costco Membership. I think that there is something missing when I think about a sense of Canadian national identity. What is it? What makes people feel Canadian? If you want to experience Canadian multiculturalism, just visit any major international airport around the world and that about sums it up. There is nothing that allows to me "feel Canadian". It is a franchise model of multiculturalism. Domino's Pizza pretty much. There is no real mixing between groups. The European-descent are doing their own thing. The Quebecois have their own little ethno-nationalist state. Indo-Canadians doing their own thing. The Chinese doing their own thing. And so on. There may be some intermingling but honestly minimal, even in cities like Toronto or Montreal. The whole immigration/multiculturalism has been promoted, branded, marketed, etc because the capitalist class of Canada - the ones that are really running the gig - need new people as if they were running human farm.

No it’s not.

Multiculturalism is failing all of us

In 2004 I wrote a somewhat famous article called 'Top 8 reasons not to immigrate to Canada'. In short, the Canadian authorities tried to destroy my life. They made it so that I could not be employable in Canada. So I moved to the U.S. in 2005 and then some years later I moved permanently to the Philippines. I am happy that so many years later videos like yours are saying essentially the same things that I did. I was ahead of my time. I will never go back to Canada. Not to live, not to visit, not even a connecting flight. Too cold, too expensive, taxes are astronomical, no culture, no freedom, no jobs, no opportunities, only modern slavery, worst healthcare system, unbearable political correctness, crime infested/drug infested, xenophobic people, too depressing. It has become a North Korea style dictatorship in the western world. Their are many reasons why Canada has fallen apart. But the number one reason is ‘multiculturalism’. My friends, multiculturalism simply does not work. Different cultures do not come together and mix, different cultures come together and clash. The world is divided into different countries for a reason: because people hate each other and only want to be with their own kind. The number two reason for Canada’s demise is ‘socialism’. In this modern era of aging populations, it is mathematically impossible for socialism to continue. The government does not have the money to take care of old people and provide healthcare, pensions and the various other benefits, even with the astronomical taxation that burdens hard working Canucks. Well Canada, you had a good run. Time for Canucks to move to an emerging country. We welcome you here in Southeast Asia.

multicul will never work out.

Mulitculturalism in Canada is a sham and has FAILED. I am a mixed race person, born and raised in Canada, who has come to realize over the years through experiences at work and (and out of work-) socializing that, Multiculturalism has NOT created a pluralistic democratic minded society open to change and adaption, but one that still revers - celebrates each singular ethnic identity above else . Look at vast majority of Whites, Asians, Blacks, Latinos in urban centres here they are " really happy and thrilled " to just to "survive" and live - exist next ( or as far apart if you will from) to each other and pretend this is multiculturalism. Most have Zero Interest in Learning anything about Canada anything let alone have any curiousity to learn something about another ethnic group's history, cultural background and values. Immigration is making this worse, and people are willingly retreating into this shell of unwritten segregation. To be more blunt, for a so called "multicultural;" city like Toronto, you hardly ever see inter-racial couples / marriages or gatherings, it is almost as if every racial group ( imbued also with their own prejudices and feelings of superiority ) prefers and wants to NOT "mix" or "mingle". Their mentality is inherently CONSERVATIVE. Many immigrants might vote Liberal NOT because they personally identify with liberal values, but because Liberal Politics is nothing more to them than a vehicle to get their own perks for themselves or family. Another example are many people from China who come to Canada just to exploit and milk it for their own benefits ( passports and making $$$$), they bring in lotta $$ in buy various homes and rent them out for tax free profit without even properly learning either any or properly English Language along the way ( even if they live here long enough) Divisions are already in Canada, lets not kid ourselves, but polite Canadians are much better than their American cousins at pretending there is NO problem in Canada, and saying "look at US . They are so so terrible". Too many double standards and hollow rhetoric going round these days. So you don't have be a Populist to see whats wrong.

Non au Multiculturalisme, le Canada doit rester debout devant cette mauvaise influence qui essaye d'effacer notre indentité

She's right when she says that hate crime come from fear and ignorance. But people like her rarely have the courage to ask this simple question: Why do so many people fear Islam? I can't recall how many attacks happened in mosques in Pakistan and Afganistan because there are so many. How many Shiites and Sunnites kill each other in Irak and elsewhere? What Islamists say about homosexuality? What do Fundamentalist say to woman when thay wear a mini-kirt in the street? So, I'm not surprise if some people have harsh words for islamic veil because they associate the veil with fundamentalism and his bad sides. In the same way I would understand if some Africans have bad words for me in Africa as a white person because of the colonial past, I would understand if some Canadian have bad words for me if I wear the hijab or the islamic beard. By the way, I spent few months in Morroco, and my Marrocan friends were scared of fundamentalists there. So, no surprise if Canadians are also scared.

For what I learnt , multiculturalism its abt equality between men & women after living 3 decades in Canada. I hope Canada can achieve real equality & everyone see themselves as Canadian.

Look, I understand your struggle, but this is MY CULTURE

elle ne fit meme pas l'effort de comprendre les Québécois...alors qui est-elle pour nous juger?

Thank you for share!

Good morning

its so nice not understanding the casher at McDonalds

Multiculturalism is not a strength and is bad

The question is does she support other cultures or just her own?

Multiculturalism doesn't exist in Canada. In Quebec there are 3 English universities, plus 10 English hospital, with one English huge new university hospital (M.U.H.C). In Ontario there is no french university and only one hospital where the government of Ontario tries to close. In Quebec 600 000 English people, and in Ontario 620 000 french people.

You have an important message, please educate yourself about the phrase "drink the Kool-Aid".

No one should be treated as a second zone citizen. Thank you to all the allies. Merci

I love my neighborhood, proof we can all coexist

Your multiculturalism is coming at the expense of my culture. And I value my own culture.

why does this have so many dislikes?

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Excellent talk Amira! My prayers for world peace!

Thank you Amira Elghawaby for sharing this. It's so important for those of us here in Ottawa / Canada who still tell ourselves "Canada isn't like that" to hear from someone who has lived this experience, right in our capital. I hope that everyone takes the steps for change that you share with us in this TED Talk.

Do not listen to these peoples propaganda. It is a misdirection for a bad investment. If it is multicultural then your business is not special but it isnt because thats multilangualism, which is impossible for the ones that only speak english

nice

Inspirational talk, beautifully explained!

Lol worth it for YOU I guess.

Beautifully delivered message!

Beautiful. Brought me to tears. Thank you for sharing.

Nope

You are awesome Amira!

I really enjoyed this talk. Thank you for sharing!

Wonderful and so touching. Thank you for that talk. ❤️🙏

Awesome words. Thank-you.

Thank you for sharing your story. I was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec. Just like you, I rarely faced Islamophobia. People were accepting and I had amazing teachers. It is because of the support and passion of my teachers, that In sha Allah, I will be graduating as a teacher in April. However, as an undergraduate student, I came to realize just how much Islamophobia was prevalent in Canada/Quebec. Today, I cannot even teach in Quebec because I wear hijab. It is exactly when the gov't turns your back on you, that inclusion becomes more difficult. It is time we raise our voice and do something about it. Just like you did. :)

Beautiful talk!

Whoever disliked can choke.