Multiculturalism & Political Activity
I wonder if Toronto's multiculturalism negatively impacts social activism, specifically, with regards to domestic policy and governance. The idea stems from the many protests that occurred after COVID-19 with near weekly political engagement form the public about various topics ranging from COVID vaccines to the wars in Ukraine/Russia and Israel/Palestine. It felt as thought amongst the noise, political activity for domestic policy got lost and attention was spread too thin. Not to downplay the importance of these protests, as they are worth giving some attention to, however, I'd argue that domestic policy (and by extension domestic social activism) should take priority as it will have the most immediate impact on quality of life for residents living in the GTA. Kind of a weird extension to this but this also makes Toronto a very difficult city to be an urban planner for, since you have to try to accommodate to the needs of many vastly different ethnic groups.