Numbers Are Changing My World
My little corner of the world is here in Toronto. I have lived here all of my life, which now spans more than half a century. I have seen incredible changes take place here. When I was a schoolgirl, I went from kindergarten to grade ten before I saw any colour in the face of classmates other than that provided by a sprinkling of freckles or a little bit of suntan. I grew up in the last days of Toronto the White.
The change in my world provided me with the opportunity to meet the man I love. My husband came here to Toronto from Guyana. He is one of so many who are taking part in the changing of my corner of the world. According to present numbers, StatsCan makes the following predictions about the further changes to come.
*Ontario's "visible minority" population will reach 57% of Canada's total and 45% of them will live here in the Greater Toronto Area.
*By the year 2017, 22% of Canada's total population will be immigrant.
I say, vive la différence!
The change in my world provided me with the opportunity to meet the man I love. My husband came here to Toronto from Guyana. He is one of so many who are taking part in the changing of my corner of the world. According to present numbers, StatsCan makes the following predictions about the further changes to come.
*Ontario's "visible minority" population will reach 57% of Canada's total and 45% of them will live here in the Greater Toronto Area.
*By the year 2017, 22% of Canada's total population will be immigrant.
I say, vive la différence!
2 Comments:
Bwah-ha-ha-ha! ;-)
But you know what? The immigrants will still be referred to as visible minorities.
And, if you ask the natives, the immigrant population is probably closer to 99.99%. When you look at it from their perspective -- especially in the way they regard the land -- we're all just visitors here -- or squatters.
Having just recently returned from a business trip in Toronto, I have to say that I love your city. The diversity is rich and reminds me so much of NYC...my hometown.
Plus, your restaurants are outstanding! (I blogged about my trip there).
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