HISC45H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Metropolitan Toronto, Psy, Liberal Democracy
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In the decades after ww2, international music nights, parades and pageants, craft shows and folk socities were among the popular strategies used by candian instituional gatekeepers to bring about consolidation of the nation. 1. educate canadains of democracy and pride of belonging. 2. assist newcomers integration by interepreting candian cukture to them. One way to this was to facilatte cultural exchanges betwen new and old cc. Ofiicals of the citzenshio bracnh saw cultural events as excelltn tools for nation unity. These cultres wre mainly valued for heri capactity to enrich candaina society. The international intsituition of metroplitan toronto liased with citizenshop branch. Containment: the institue promoted cultural pluralism inoced cleansing the newcomers threatening elemnts and reducing intricate traditions . Strategy of both cultural appropraiton and ethnic containment. The internationation institute of metropolitan toronto aimed to bring about essential readjustments in the newcomers ocial psy and cultural makeupel turn them into ideal candain citizens.
