But then again, that is because you were raised in a multicultural and harmonious country (for the most part).

We tend to be VERY tolerant of those different from us....but realistically you cannot expect the whole world to be like us....especially because we NEED more citizens in Canada, and a LOT of other countries don't.

Which is what puzzles me so much....I would defintly not blink if an old European Country was so closeminded and wanted people to shove off....but a country like Canada or Australia needs peoeple, and was built on immigration....it just surprises me to see this attitude expressed by their PM.

I am not for allowing Sharia rules or any other "special" laws for each sub group....but I am also against what Howard said, and more specifically the MANNER in which he chose to express his patriotism!

Stay safe all.

Perfection does not exist. The question therefore, is: what level of imperfection are we willing to settle for?