Thank you for presenting this perspective. As a Canadian of Canadian descent back to 1840, I was forced to relate to a culture of my non Canadian ancestors when in fact I am Canadian.  The "where are you from" question is still being asked because we are diverse. As a child of Canadian born parents and Canadian born grandparents, Canadian great great great grandparents, I had no answer. Amongst the Trudeau statement about diversity he fails to articulate the details.  Should those of us born in Canada  not be proud of our Canadian ancestory?   In my opinion all of us need to forge a Canadian culture regardless of our birth nation.  Don't throw the baby out with the dishwater.  Whether you are indigenous, pioneer settlers, English or French speaking or immigrant we can all work together to continuing the Canadian culture and our artists will reflect the values or present cogent perspectives on our ever evolving Canadian culture.