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A University of Ottawa professor discusses stereotypes of minorities in Canada.

Filmed interview with professor Pierre Anctil of University of Ottawa

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Your Country, My Country

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Your Country, My Country
1993, director: Marquise Lepage

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> Children's materials | Black people | Stereotypes | Children | Black Canadians

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Stereotypes can mislead. A 10 year-old schoolgirl who is Black has a little fun with a White friend who suggests they work together on a school project. A dramatization making the point that Canada is your country if you are born there.