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KnifeMissile · 10-23-2003, 09:27 PM

I'm really spending too much time in these forums. I should really take a break, but that's beside the point...

Quite possibly, the strangest law ever enacted in Canada is the Canadian Content law. This law requires that 30% of all public broadcaster's content be Canadian.
I think we can all see what the benefits of Cancon are supposed to be but are there any dire consequences?

This came up when I discovered that my boss (I work for an American company) had never heard of the Tragically Hip. How can someone have never heard of a #1 rock band? It turns out that the Hip are not very popular outside of Canada....

10-23-2003, 09:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
KnifeMissile Location: Waterloo, Ontario	Are there any drawbacks to the Cancon law? I'm really spending too much time in these forums. I should really take a break, but that's beside the point... Quite possibly, the strangest law ever enacted in Canada is the Canadian Content law. This law requires that 30% of all public broadcaster's content be Canadian. I think we can all see what the benefits of Cancon are supposed to be but are there any dire consequences? This came up when I discovered that my boss (I work for an American company) had never heard of the Tragically Hip. How can someone have never heard of a #1 rock band? It turns out that the Hip are not very popular outside of Canada....