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Hi there, I'm Asde Mushiri from the BBC World Service.
This is the global story.
Canada is having an identity crisis over immigration.
For decades, the open, armed acceptance of newcomers has been central to the stories Canadians tell about themselves and the image that they project to the world.
It's also been a signature policy issue for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, whose time in power has seen record numbers of immigrants.
There isn't a singular typical Canadian.
And that's led to more success than many countries at not just welcoming in waves of people coming from every corner of this world, but having them feel like Canadians.
But now, for the first time this century, a majority of Canadians say there are too many people entering the country.
So what's behind this sudden shift in attitude?
Is Canada still the haven of tolerance and diversity that it's always claimed to be?
With me is Celia hatton.
She's the BBC's Asia Pacific editor.
But today is a bit of a departure for you, Celia, because we're not talking about Asia today, we're talking about your home country of Canada.
That's right, Azadeh.
This is the first time I've ever gone back to report on Canada since I left to move to China quite a long time ago.
So, you know, I've gone back to Canada frequently.
That's where my family, my friends are.
And so over the years, I've been watching as things have been changing in Canada.
In what way?