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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Emios" data-source="post: 26185490" data-attributes="member: 254970">Originally Answered: <a href="https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-of-the-worst-things-about-living-in-Canada?top_ans=82067238#" target="_blank">What are some darker sides of living in Canada?</a>Living in Quebec my point of view on this topic is necessarily affected by the French-English divide. Even the English minority here considers itself culturally different than others in Canada. By far the insidious racism is the darkest aspect of living here. Canadians are superficially nice to brown and black skinned people. Scratch the surface and the story is different.I once shared a taxi with a young woman, born in Canada, of Sri Lankan heritage. The metro was shut down (again) and we were heading in the same direction. She told me with the broadest smile that she had just obtained her qualifications as a dental assistant and was on her way to an interview. She also proudly told me she was tops in her class. As we spoke, and I told her that I worked for a Jewish organization as the Director of Community Relations, and described my work on issues of racism, discrimination and, of course, antisemitism, she shyly told me she was on her way to her 55th interview. I was shocked but this amazing young girl refused to be defeated. She told me she had no trouble getting interviews but when she walked through the door the attitude changed.I asked a dentist friend how this could be. She told me bluntly that dentistry was rampant with prejudice, and even when the dentist was not racist, patients regularly refused to be touched by non-whites! I have never forgotten this young woman. This is a fact of life here, never verbalized, always denied.The result is that we live in silos, cultural ghettos, where ethnic and racial communities must rely on their own communities. Depending on the wave of immigration you fall into, resources are plentiful or scant.We often promote Canada as a “mosaic”, as opposed to the U.S. which is a melting pot. But, gradually, I am coming to the realization that the spaces between the tiles are getting larger. And this is tragic.</blockquote>

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