Written over a century ago . . . . . has stood the test of time…short, and to the point.
What Wilfred Laurier thought of the immigrants wanting to become Canadians in 1907.
First of all we must insist that the immigrant that comes here is willing to become a
Canadian and is willing to assimilate our ways, he should be treated on equal grounds
and it would be shameful to discriminate against such a person for reasons of their
beliefs or the place of birth or origin. But it is the responsibility of that person to
become a Canadian in all aspects of life, nothing else but a Canadian.
There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says that he is a Canadian,
but tries to impose his customs and habits upon us, is not a Canadian. We have room
for only one flag, the Canadian flag.
There is room for only two languages here, English and French.
And we have room for loyalty, but only one, loyalty to the Canadian people. We
won't accept anyone, I'm saying anyone, who will try to impose his religion or
his customs on us.
Wilfred Laurier, Seventh Prime Minister of Canada from July 1896 to Oct 1911
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