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Visible minority

The qualifier "visible" is important in the Canadian context where political divisions have traditionally been determined by language (English vs. French) and religion (Catholics vs. Protestants) — "invisible" traits.


Rudy Ramcharan

Ramcharan joined the team in 1996, and became the first visible minority to win the Brier, being of West Indies descent.


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Virden, Manitoba

The racial make up of Virden is mostly Caucasian (92.0%), with a moderate Aboriginal population (5.5%); First Nations (2.0%), Métis (3.5%), and a small visible minority population (2.7%), most of which are Filipino (2.0%) or multiracial (0.5%).