Welcome to Canada Denise! You have adapted well because you don't come from a specific culture being raised as an ex-pat. We who have been here for hundreds of years expect your children or grandchildren to fully become Canadians.  The idea of colour bring specific to your treatment as an immigrant here is nonsense. We have treated the Irish, Serbians, Ukrainians, multiple generations of Jews and Italian ans Italy and with the same disdain and patient intolerance. Like the Borg we take the best from you and add it to our collective culture. Your descend nuts I'll understand.
You should be pleased that you ended up in a country formed by Anglo immigrants. Most other countries tried to make their colonies like the homeland with rich land owners calling the shots like New France and Trinidad.
BTW, the problem isn't giving money or services to native youth, it's getting it to them without it being taken or distorted.

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