Some other countries employ similar systems. For example, Australian broadcasters are required to broadcast a certain percentage of Australasian content alongside international content.
A major motivation is the fear that without a regulatory system, independent Canadian popular culture would be swallowed up by that of the neighbouring United States. However, the policy has been criticized by other commentators as cultural protectionism.
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I'm dying, but all is well otherwise. *wink* Glad your trip has been uneventful. Get some sleep!
Hey, Sleepyhead! Is this any kind of way to kick-off Your Year? Wake up! Or get some sleep. The polky-dots are very groovy.
Hey, Sleepyhead! Is this any kind of way to kick-off Your Year? Wake up! Or get some sleep. The polky-dots are very groovy.
Diggin' the dots here
Canadian content (abbreviated cancon or can-con) refers to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission requirements that radio and television broadcasters (including cable/satellite specialty channels) must air a certain percentage of content that was at least partly written, produced, presented, or otherwise contributed to by persons from Canada. It also refers to that content itself, and, more generally, to cultural and creative content that is Canadian in nature.
Some other countries employ similar systems. For example, Australian broadcasters are required to broadcast a certain percentage of Australasian content alongside international content.
A major motivation is the fear that without a regulatory system, independent Canadian popular culture would be swallowed up by that of the neighbouring United States. However, the policy has been criticized by other commentators as cultural protectionism.
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