text: It's odd to me that people think that anyone should change to suit "Canadian Society". Canadian society is created by the people who live here and are born here. He creates this society by being in it. Period. End of story. Irish people don't have to have english names, nor do Polish Canadians any longer need to anglicize their names. My father would have preferred my mother gave me a Catholic name but she was protestant and not very religious and gave me her best friend's name. This isn't a Canadian problem, this is just a human one. It's good to address it. My hope is that I can feel compassion and ease with people who pick on me and help them to feel more at ease. Punishing never helps but understanding that they might watch Fox news and be frightened or ignorant and that it is my responsibility to contribute to their understanding through my own understanding of them.