My Mother Didn’t Raise Me ‘Canadian’ — And Now I Know Why) As Daniella was growing up she was not able to do things that her friends used to do because her mom would never allow it, as a child she did not see what was wrong with it but now as an adult realizes why her mom would not let her and why she was so strict.  "I would go to school in a gown, because being dressed elegantly is a big part of Haitian culture. In the late '80s I was one of the only black kids in my class, so you can imagine how much more I stood out in my ruffled peach dress and church shoes" (Osman. D, 2019 Jan 22, My Mother Didn't Raise Me 'Canadian'' - And Now I Know Why )As you can see in the Haitian culture parents would dress their children in a delightful way when going to school when other students would probably wear whatever they felt like wearing. "While my elementary school friends had the freedom to go to sleepovers and mall outings, there were a thousand Haitian cultural reasons why I couldn't do the same. For instance, Voodoo is widely practiced "  (Osman . D, 201- Jan 22, My Mother Didn't Raise MeT  'Canadian' - And Now I Know Why)his speaks for the Haitian Culture and how protective they were when going out in public meanwhile taking precautions for theirselves and their families. After reading this article you can see the variations of cultures in Canada and although we are a multicultural country, there are many different practices that we are not aware of, we have many different races here in Canada, different points of views and that's what makes Canada the way it is today by having all of these different backgrounds.