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[quote=Anonymous]There is a difference in U.S. and Canadian culture is also another reason.  Canadians have a government policy to fund and support separate community needs.  It has its pros and cons.

In order to deal with the Anglophone and Francophone problems of the past, the Canadian government implemented a government policy of multiculturalism.  This policy uses state funds to support different ethnic groups so that they can maintain their separate language, culture and religion.  This includes separate "community" centers, separate language newspapers and a host of other things that the U.S. government would not pay for.

Many Canadians who are the children of the first wave of immigrants in their family have expressed dissatisfaction with the policy of multiculturalism since they feel that it is that tends to "ghettoize" citizens instead of helping them assimilate.  This was one of the underlying reasons why the Conservatives won the national elections and Harper was Prime Minister.  People are tired of  paying the taxes and also being "labeled".

However, I think opening a public resource once a week to a group that would not usually use it is a smart move because you are welcoming people, helping them improve their health and hopefully learning how to swim for their own safety.

I have a Jewish friend who lives in Orange County NY and he really has come to dislike what the Hasidic community has done there in terms of undermining the schools and heavy use of the county services.  Many, many families are on welfare because so few are trained and capable of getting a job.  He actually works in one of the county libraries and has often commented how happy he is to see Hasidic mothers with their children because they are at least trying to get more education for their children.

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