Canadian Content Rules

In order for Canada to share an equal part in the overall media industry as any other country, Canadian content regulations must be in place. CanCon regulations should be enforced on Canadian media content, as it is a crucial aspect of national culture, representative of the country as a whole. Without such regulations determined by CanCon, Canadian society risks becoming lost within the commotion of international media and their varied interests.

In the last 20 years the penetration of the Canadian market by American cultural industries is still extremely strong. The United States is still the main source of culture products. American products represent 81% of all culture commodity imports. Canadians watch American TV shows, listen to American music, love American sports teams, drive American cars and buy American goods at American stores like Walmart. They eat American food, drink American beer (sometimes).

A nation’s culture resides in the hearts and souls of its people. Many countries have been influenced by various things such as immigration, media, news, as well as trends and fads from both in and out of the country. However, in the 1950s and 1960s, there was mainly news and word of mouth. Many had argued that Canada should establish its own culture to have an identity separate, later growing into a concern of the government. Most would think that the cultural influence was negative as the influences of other countries would take away from the country’s own culture and identity, but it was not the case. The influence of American culture in the 1950s and 1960s in Canada was positive. American music, Hippie culture, and the impact the American

...nite help to Canadian culture as a whole. It let teenagers; now that they’re their own population have more independence, freedom and rights. They were not seen as children anymore, so they started to focus on post-secondary education and looking into their future adult life in general, so they strived for a richer future. In Canadian culture, it gave bands and musicians such as Elvis Presley or the Beatles (1960’s) to have a target audience.

Within the knowledge of mine, Canadian style art gives us a very organic, nature, warm and wild, unlike most European art, they give you a more intense, war-like and strong feeling. Fortunately, the group of seven’s revolution on this matter paid off well. It encourages not only Canadians student to experience on Canadian art inside Canada; it also encouraged other art students all over the world to come to Canada to explore this amazing environment and an inspirational place. Their notable achievement and their ideals left a permanent mark on the culture of Canada. This innovation of Canadian art also teaches us art is something you create, there’s no need to blindly follow what other people were doing. Go out there and experiment, find your own style. Sometimes things might seem wrong at first, but remember do not give up your dream so

Many women have been mistreated at one point or another in their lives.  This form of abuse assumes many forms and is not always visible to the naked eye.  One of these such hardships that women of the 20th century have had to face is the struggle for equality.  In Canada, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms affords women full equality before and under law and equal protection and benefit of the law.1  But yet, this society openly contributions to the production, sale, and distribution of pornography which implies that women are second class citizens.    Destroying these stereotypes which portray women as slaves, objects, toys, and mindless, sex-driven beings must be accomplished in order for women to attain true equality.  The censorship of pornography is not in violation of the Freedom of Expression guaranteed in section 2 (b) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms since pornography drastically compromises a woman's right to equal treatment as was proven by the R v. Butler ruling of 1992, it makes those portrayed in pornography subject to acts of violence, and it corrupts the moral fiber of society.

“While most teenagers (60 percent) spend on average 20 hours per week in front of television and computer screens, a third spend closer to 40 hours per week, and about 7 percent are exposed to more than 50 hours of 'screen-time' per week”(Many Teens Spend). Many parents agree that they would rather not have their children view indecencies on the Internet and television, and the government should control the obscenities on the Internet. Others believe that it is the parent’s responsibility to control and censor what their children are watching on the Internet and television.

Censorship on Television Censorship on television in the United States has been an issue ever since the television was invented. The public holds a variety of stances on the topic, and no matter what law is ever passed regarding censorship, it will never suit the needs of everyone. Some believe that censorship violates individual rights in the law, and others believe that censorship should be available through members in the family, not the government. On the other hand, some people strive to maintain government regulation of censorship. Television censorship is significant because it holds the future of our country.

From the period of early contact from 1534-1736 it was concluded that Indian religion was useless and therefor did not pose an impediment in the process of converting Indians to Christianity. The process of conversion included a period of persuasion and instruction followed by baptism. The French missions were successful in areas where there was permanent Aboriginal settlement. These efforts influenced all areas of social policy especially the belief that all Aboriginals should be converted to Christianity.

... US is a successful one. People should have their right to thought and to express what they believe and think freely to whoever they want. In Canada I believe that the CRIA should follow the model of the RIAA, because it is wrong to steal music from other people. Laws should be made so that one artist’s copyrighted music is protected over the Internet, no matter what country the person trying to download it is residing in.