Original sentence: In total, 7.2 per cent of married and common-law couples in Greater Vancouver are interracial — double the Canadian average of 3.2 per cent, and higher than in Toronto (6.1 per cent) and Montreal (3.5 per cent).The demographics of Vancouver reveal a multi-ethnic society with a near balance between people of European and Asian ancestry.There remains a small population, less than 2%, of Aboriginal peoples, who according to archeological and historical records, have inhabited this region for more than 3,000 years
Edited sentence: In total, 7.2 per cent of married and common-law couples in Greater Vancouver are interracial -- double the Canadian average of 3.2 per cent, and higher than in Toronto (6.1 per cent) and Montreal (3.5 per cent).The demographics of Vancouver reveal a strikingly multi-ethnic society with a near balance between people of European and Asian ancestry.There is a sizable population of Aboriginal peoples, who according to archeological and historical records, have inhabited this region for more than 3,000 years