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Getty Images: Multicultural Aspect and American Policies

getty images: Omar Khadr looks out the window of his home on May 9, 2015, two days after being freed after having spent nearly half of his life in custody, according to Huffington Post Canada. Photo Michelle Shephard/Toronto Star via Getty Images Internationally, Canada is portraying itself as an open country, accepting refugees from war ravaged countries like Syria. The Canadian government has been funding cultural initiatives here and there to promote the diverse communities living together and to bring the multicultural aspect of Canada. A sort of the antithesis of the American policies recently announced by U.S. President Trump to ban refugees. A sharp contrast with the previous prime minister, Stephen Harper, who defunded the Ministry of Status of Women and dehumanized Muslim women by fomenting the niqab debate. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau describes himself as a feminist, taking selfies with young Muslim girls in hijab. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.