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From: andrews@ubc-cs.UUCP
Newsgroups: can.politics
Subject: Re: 'Free' Trade?
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Date: Tue, 10-Feb-87 13:38:05 EST
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Posted: Tue Feb 10 13:38:05 1987
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Reply-To: andrews@ubc-cs.UUCP (Jamie Andrews)
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In article <1469@hcrvx1.UUCP> chrisr@hcrvx1.UUCP (Chris Retterath) writes:
>                                        ... However, the American South,
>and the North-west, and New England, all have a unique culture. These things
>have all developed within a union of states. You seem to be presuming that
>Canadian culture is weaker then these, a presumption I would challenge.

     The difference is that all the regions of the U.S. are
represented and recognized in the popular culture, whereas most
Americans think of Canada as "that place where our winter storms
come from".  Opening up Canada to the American media would mean
opening up Canada to a view of the world in which America is
disproportionately more important than Canada.

     America has vastly superior media resources, and can roll
over Canadian culture like a steamroller over a cream puff.  I
will believe the American media can use its resources in a manner
not detrimental to Canada when the American TV networks start
situating 10% of (say) their sit-coms in Canada, to reflect the
Canadian 10% of their potential market.  However, that'll be
the day, as Buddy Holly said, when I die.

>As for Americans buying out Canadian culture, don't hold your breath.

     Exactly.  Why do that when they can simply up the power on
their transmitting stations and widen the distribution of their
magazines, and rake in all sorts of extra profit without having
to cater to their new market?

--Jamie.
...!ubc-vision!ubc-cs!andrews
"Take my shoes off & throw them in the lake"