Panel Discussion: Italian Grandmothers

panel discussion: Being fearful of immigrants is nothing new in Canada and around the world, he said, explaining that Italians and Greeks settling in Montreal in the 1950s faced similar kinds of discrimination as do Muslims and other immigrants today, according to Toronto Star. The first generation is always going to have challenges in integrating, Trudeau said during a panel discussion with London Mayor Sadiq Khan. By The Canadian Press Thu., Sept. 15, 2016 MONTREAL—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau used the example of Italian grandmothers in Montreal on Thursday to explain why Canadians shouldn't be overly impatient with the integration of newcomers. There are districts where Italian grandmothers still pretty much only speak Italian and don't speak that much French or English. The prime minister was taking part in a daylong conference hosted by Canada 2020, which describes itself as a progressive think-tank. But their kids and grandkids are seamlessly and completely integrated into Montreal and the only difference is they tend to be trilingual and not just bilingual. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.