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“Inbound,” a short film on how Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau ’s multiculturalism policy in the 1970s brought an influx of immigrants to Canada whose children and grandchildren are now becoming professional basketball players.

Canada is second only to the United States in producing NBA players, with 22 on rosters at the start of the current season .

“My family was definitely part of the immigration program and it definitely shows the opportunity it gave us," says Montreal 's Chris Boucher .

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