In 2010, Statistics Canada published a study on the expected increasing proportion of visible minorities in Canada over the next few decades.  The media picked up the story, but the headlines were misleading, and the projections likely underestimated the rapidly increasing percentage of visible minorities that make up the Canadian population. The Toronto Star released the following headline and subtitle: "'Visible minority' will mean 'white' by 2031: By 2031, the Toronto region's white population will be the new 'visible minority,' according to a Statistics Canada study." At the Vancouver Sun, the headline was similar: "Whites to become minority in Metro Vancouver by 2031: Segregated neighbourhoods predicted as balance of population changes." To its credit, the Star also gave a bit more detail in the heart of the story: "The city [Toronto] and its suburbs are expected to surpass the 50 per cent visible minority mark in...(Read Full Post)