Critical Assessment of the Article Yes Canada Does Have a Culture

The author’s thesis is that “mainstream Canadian culture is different from other mainstream cultures but remains strongly rooted in a distinctive Western culture” (Salzman, 2017, February 13). Throughout the article, Salzman offers examples to support his thesis statement. Summary In this article, Salzman argues against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau assertion that Canada lacks a mainstream culture and terms such a claim as mere political statements, ostensibly intended to make political points. The author questions that accuracy of such an avowal in describing Canada’s social reality. Salzman describes the idea of culture as the way of life of a particular people. As such, the information contained in this article has been written by an expert who is knowledgeable in the field of anthropology and has a clear understanding of the concept of culture.