text: sani people) and relatively small nunbers of imnigranls and their children. In spite of Long- e stabl i shed programmes tor language trainj.nq and cultural inleqration. these programmes are not aloays entirely succesatu] for the lmmrqranCs thenselves, and children fron ldencifiable nioority groups sonetimes experienca racial discrimination euen ehen they are futly tluent in che language and fully adapted to t.he rnalority culture. However. the expanded educatronal programmes developed precisely to counter such discrininaEion appear to be having a positiue ettect, The expansion ot programmea Co j,nprove the irnage and the compecence of minority groups is the core of the strateqy to combat racial discrirnination in schools. fn Europe, as in other regionsr the ext.ended use ot home languages is one irnportant element in lhi.s strategy. In Finland, for exarnple, a provision r'as included in 1982 in the Lavi on Childrenrs Day Care accordinq to whl.cn municipalieies are obliged to arrange day care in the nother tonque of the child - Finnish, S$edish or the Sani Language. The purpose of this provision eas co be sure that children belonging to a linguistic rninority in a given nunicipality eould have the sarne rights as those in regions predominanlly using their mother tonque (see the seventh periadtc report of Finl.and (CERD/C/107,/Add.3) ). 96. In Canada, the ethno-cultural history of various groups, includinq blacks and Japancse, is being studied in order lo prepaEs educatj.onal naterial describi,nq tbe origins of such groups, their arrival in Canada and their contribution to Canadian society. The aim of Canadian nulticulturalism is to assist nee arriuals in integratinq, not assini.la!inq. themselves into Canadian society. I'iith positlTe educational progranmes and a measure of economic stability, experience so far suggests that. the Government and tbe main trends in public oPinion oill be able to effectieely counter che race hatred and intimidation used by the Ku Klux Klan and
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the importance of education and cultural integration in combating racial discrimination and promoting diversity in society. It highlights specific examples of programs and policies aimed at promoting the inclusion and empowerment of minority groups. The text does not seem to be focused on economic or environmental issues.