[-YYZ-]

"Seriously though, 4 years ago, Global Television got a license to re-broadcast Fox News as part of Fox News Canada, the proviso being that there would have to be some Canadian content, something that doesn't seem out of line.

http://www.crtc.gc.ca/archive/eng/Decisions/2000/DB2000-565.htm"

Thanks for the link. While I don't agree that the CRTC's attempts to protect and promote Canadian content are productive or useful, this does show that this is not about keeping certain viewpoints out of the Canadian market.

[Canadian Volunteer]

Said YYZ,

"While I don't agree that the CRTC's attempts to protect and promote Canadian content are productive or useful, this does show that this is not about keeping certain viewpoints out of the Canadian market."

What makes you say that? What would you suggest as an alternative? Or do you really have any interest in hearing a Canadian voice on Canadian airwaves? Do you ever think of how different the broadcast spectrum would be if Canadian broadcasters didn't get all this subsidized product from the States?

And for the Americans here, how do you think you would react if 90% of the film and television that you see was from, say, England because the American networks found it much cheaper to acquire, even though the situations and characters didn't particularly reflect American values or situations? Wouldn't your nose be just a little out of joint and do you really think that Americans wouldn't go down a similar path as we have with the CRTC?