That is the image that has to be presented. We have to show that we are winners. If we show that you have to constantly fight to go and buy a stamp in French, there is a problem. I should go to the post office and be greeted in French by the clerk. They should give me that, no? I am fully Canadian.
That is what I try to show my young people. I tell them to be proud of what they are. I ask them to stop asking for it, and demand it. Why am I not offered it? Why do I have to ask for it? I always have trouble getting people to understand that.
When you are proud of what you are, you attract people. You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar. So if we can show that we are a dynamic, winning culture, we won't need to worry about assimilation anymore.