Thank you for the question, Mr. Brunelle‑Duceppe.
First of all, Canada should be clear about who we are, and we shouldn't be ashamed of acknowledging that we are a country with a unique culture. Everybody thinks of that New York Times interview that Prime Minister Trudeau gave in 2015, when he said there was no common Canadian culture and that we were a post-national state. I think that sends a very confusing message to new immigrants to Canada.
In my experience, successful new immigrants to Canada want to belong and want to be part of that Canadian society. There's not a big desire to be a hyphenated Canadian; they just want to be Canadian.
We need to do a better job of telling people what the expectations are of them when they come to Canada. I don't think we should feel any shame about that. Other countries have a much higher standard than we do, and I think that for our prosperity and our continued social cohesion, we need more unity, and we shouldn't be afraid to ask for that.
