Is Canada based on "Christianity" the same way the U.S. is?

Question

It seems to me that Canada is more diversified in nationalities...& if they aren't ...or even if they are; Canada doesn't say as much about it, as the citizens of the US do.

Why do you think this happens?

Answer 1

Canada is diversified in the larger cities, but the further away you get from the metropolis', the less racial/ethnic diversification there is. I do agree with some of the responders above that there are many religions practiced by people in Vancouver.

But I do think that overall the underlying basis is on the Christianity model. We have national holidays for Christmas, Easter, Good Friday, New Year etc. (as opposed to Hanukah, Chinese New Year, Nowruz, etc.)  Those are some of the biggest observed holidays. Even though many not be of this faith, because you end up having those holidays off work and public services are limited or closed during these holidays, you are observing and affected by these holidays whether or not you are Christian.

Answer 2

Canada (if by Canada you mean Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver) is extremely diverse. But as Canadians, we do seem to be a lot more secular, especially in the political area. There are some worrying tremors from the current Conservative government that seem to lean toward legislation of morality, but things are nowhere near the American condition.

Yet interestingly, religion has played a much greater role in some parts of the country than in others. Quebec, for example, was essentially under the thumb of the Catholic Church up to the 70s. In Newfoundland, there was no secular public school system until 1999; you either went to the Catholic school or the Protestant school. In both places, religion has virtually no place in government. Quebec is definately one of the more liberal places in Canada (although seemingly more xenophobic and intolerant than other provinces), but the citizenry is much more secular. Newfoundland still has pretty high church attendance, but nobody grills the premier on his religious stance. (I'd argue that Mount Cashel Orphanage debacle in the late 1980s did a lot to secularise the province - all of a sudden, people weren't so keen to leave their kids alone with the Christian Brothers, and the allegations of police cover-ups to protect the Church didn't do much for religion's place in government either.)

Answer 3

As a basic fundamental, yes.

However, there is a true separation of 'church and state', unlike the US.

Answer 4

The Canadian constitution is actually mentions God and the laws are in name of the head of the Church of England.  Where the American one is secular, the only mention of God is in the date(year of our lord).  But Canadian politicians seem to be a lot more secular than the American ones though.  The current prime minister said "God bless Canada." at the end of a speech once and it was not well received.  

Canada being more diverse than the US is a myth.   It is sixteen percent non-white people and if you see one outside a large city there is about a ninety percent chance they are Native American.  The only way to make the two countries comparable in terms of diversity is to lump Mexicans in with white people, which is what Mike Moore does.

Answer 5

Yup, same thing.

Answer 6

Not so much, I live in Canada so I would know. Canada's a VERY multi cultural counrty, because all immigrants come here, theres a HUGE variety of religions here. So there's no way we could say that Canada's based on Christianity no matter ow much people would like it!

Hope this answers your question!!