"Toronto's Many Faces- A multicultural feast to savor…This is a book that should have been written long ago" - Marilyn Linton (The Sunday Sun)

A Review - by Adiaspora.com

It is very pleasing to come across a pleasurable, accessible and readable account of Toronto's multi-faceted society that is not overly academic in its approach. More often than not we tend to go about our daily business without giving much thought to who or what surrounds us, taking the urban human landscape for granted simply because it's there.

It is evident that from the office he has held, Tony Ruprecht has been in a privileged position to assess the social dynamics of Toronto's multi-cultural society and its impact on every day living and events that constitute the life of the individual in the collective.

This book offers the opportunity of enhancing our awareness and appreciation of that which is different but yet so close and do some real soul searching as to the status of our own values of tolerance and fellowship and how these are indeed put into practice in our own spheres of endeavour.

The beauty of a multicultural society such as Toronto's is that, if well channelled, it can do so much to enrich the universal rainbow.

"Toronto's Many Faces" is well researched and contains much information about the city, being a valuable tool and practical guide to (re) discovering our very own Toronto.

Adiaspora.com wishes to congratulate the author on a task well done.

MPP Tony Ruprecht has an intimate knowledge of Toronto's multicultural communities. Elected in 1978 as Toronto Senior Alderman, he holds the distinction of being the longest serving member of the Ontario Parliament from Toronto. He personally knows every genuine Ethno-cultural leader and is in touch with them throughout the year. He held the Government portfolio as a Minister of Citizenship with Special Responsibilities for Multiculturalism in 1985-1987 and has received a number of awards for his work from the governments of Portugal, Poland, the Philippines, and Estonia.