>>>>Montreal's "The Box", e.g.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7a-nG4QLdFs&NR=1>>>>
>>>>With Canadian content rules they got a lot of play up here - probably bring back a lot of memories for most Canucks < g >
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>>>Don't you love it when the government decides that you're too stupid to know what you like so they pick it for you?
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>>I hope that your reply is not only against "The Box".
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>>Without those laws How long do you think it would take for american music to invade the radio stations?
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>Who cares? I hate this whole 'Canadian content' nonsense. It's an invitation to produce mediocrity. People want what they want. If Canadians producers turn out what people want, they'll make money at it. There's a lot of crap in the U.S. entertainment industry, but if that's what people want to watch, then I suppose they have that right. No reason why Canadians can't also turn out the same sort of crap if they want. But there is quality too, and why shouldn't people be able to get that quality if they want it.
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>It even goes further than that. Look at Canadian football. We have a Canadian content rule there too, and to make it even more ridiculous, we have awards for best Canadian player etc. Why? Because Canadian players can't compete with American players? Utter nonsense. We want to be world class on the global stage, but are absolutely unwilling to compete on an even plane.
In general I am in agreement with you and Grady that government content regulations are not a good thing. But maybe it's in part a recognition that two countries of vastly different mans share a border. Population, GNP, however you want to measure it. Of course the country with 10 times more people is going to have an advantage. I don't think all trade barriers are axiomatically a bad thing.
