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Terrorist or Just a Piece of the Mosaic? Canada's Discourse on Arabs
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Terrorist or Just a Piece of the Mosaic?
Canada’s Discourse on “Arabs”
Helen R. McClure
School of International Service
American University
Washington, DC
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Presented at International Studies Association Annual Conference
Honolulu, Hawaii
March 2, 2005
AbstractFor over 30 years, Canada's official policy has been multiculturalism, in an attempt to level outwhat was famously called the vertical mosaic. This stress on multiculturalism affects both itsliberal immigration policy and its domestic agenda. However, the United States, with its morerestrictive immigration policy and assimilationist (read: melting pot) agenda, has a greatinfluence on how Canada and Canadians talk and think about various ethnic/national groups,both through the large quantities of media that cross the border and through the fact that Canadacannot afford to completely ignore U.S. government policy and rhetoric. This paper exploresCanada's discourse surrounding Arabs in the year following September 11, and who they are toCanadians by looking at news stories. As the U.S. media and politicians’ discourse of Arabs hasbecome more confrontational, has Canada’s followed suit, or are Arabs just another piece inCanada's increasingly horizontal mosaic?
Work in progress. Please do not cite without permission.
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Terrorist or Just a Piece of the Mosaic?
Canada’s Discourse on “Arabs”
Helen R. McClure
School of International Service
American University
Washington, DC
## email not listed ##
Presented at International Studies Association Annual Conference
Honolulu, Hawaii
March 2, 2005
Abstract
For over 30 years, Canada's official policy has been multiculturalism, in an attempt to level out
what was famously called the vertical mosaic. This stress on multiculturalism affects both its
liberal immigration policy and its domestic agenda. However, the United States, with its more
restrictive immigration policy and assimilationist (read: melting pot) agenda, has a great
influence on how Canada and Canadians talk and think about various ethnic/national groups,
both through the large quantities of media that cross the border and through the fact that Canada
cannot afford to completely ignore U.S. government policy and rhetoric. This paper explores
Canada's discourse surrounding Arabs in the year following September 11, and who they are to
Canadians by looking at news stories. As the U.S. media and politicians’ discourse of Arabs has
become more confrontational, has Canada’s followed suit, or are Arabs just another piece in
Canada's increasingly horizontal mosaic?
Work in progress. Please do not cite without permission.
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