adma
Superstar
Unfortunately, the die was case when post-amalgamation Toronto adopted the motto "Diversity Our Strength". Now, there's no getting out of it.
I believe that the "diversity" of Toronto is overrated.
They may live in neighborhoods which are 90%+ WASP, but make little to no attempt to reach out to those few non-WASPs in their midst.
For those wondering why we're not as racially integrated as American cities such as SF, Chicago, NY is simply because non-white's have only been coming here since the late 60's.
Toronto is definitely more "racially integrated" than New York and especially Chicago.
The truth is, London is a much more important city on the international stage and has almost the exact same level of racial and ethnic diversity as Toronto. Not to mention many other cities are diverse such as New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Chicago.
Everytime I read an article about diversity I cringe.
For those wondering why we're not as racially integrated as American cities such as SF, Chicago, NY is simply because non-white's have only been coming here since the late 60's. Chicago/NYC have had historical black populations for centuries. Goes the same for Chinese in SF. The European population of Canada 45 years ago was at 97%, now it's 80...
So don't expect to find indian and filipino immigrants in a historically WASP neighbourhood; chances are these indians/filipinos are recent immigrants and barely know the language themselves. They're more focused on getting an affordbale place to stay rather than scurrying to the most WASP neighbourhoods in town for the sake of diversification.... take a step back and get real.
I dunno.
There's a big chunk of our east end where the dominant language is either Tamil or Chinese.
How well-integrated are those folks into the idea of "Canada"?
This can be said about every large city in North America, including New York and the like ... there are enclaves, people of similar social background group together.
And I, living in the area, pretty much disagree completely with your comment about Y&E, yes there are more white people then downtown ... but check out pubs throughout the city ... generally speaking more white people go to 'pubs' then non white people, this can be said about most cities ... less say London, where pubs are to them our Milestons / Moxies / ... and the like ... and check out these restaurants 'our so called white restaurants' tend to have a lot of diversity in more central areas ... not so much in suburbs.
It's really the same as other cities ... downtown is extermely mixed ... other areas tend to be a little bit less diverse ... take NYCC for the likes ...
Where in the 416 area code is "90%+ WASP?"
Judging by my relatively recent tours of Brampton--your town lordmandeep?--I would argue Toronto is vastly more diverse! They call it Browntown for a reason!![]()
^It takes about 4 generations to truly feel attached to your new identity, imo. Look at the Americans--about 4 generations into the country, they choose their own identity. Or Quebec--by 1760, about 4 generations into the area--the New France community was distinctly different than the French in the mother country.