2.04 American Magazine Case Study

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1. To what extent do you think the U.S.-Canadian magazine dispute was motivated by genuine desires to protect Canadian culture?

I think the content of the magazines was a very important part of the discussion and it affects the culture of a country. The Canadian government did need to place regulations on what was being sold to their citizens. I know the United States and Canada have cultural differences and it needed to be changed. I think magazines and newspapers have a big impact on people as it provides news and usually dictates the political views of a person.

2. To what extent do you think the government of Canada was pressured to seek to protect its market because of the financial interests of the Canadian magazine industry? …show more content…
When a product from another country is more successful it means that there can be a bankrupcy in the local market. However, I do not think placing huge taxes on the foreign magazines was a fair solution. However I think the idea of asking the magazines to have at least 80 percent of Canadian content was very good.

3. Given that Canadian magazines constitute only 11 percent magazine sales in Canada, how important is this matter to Canadian culture?

I think this is a very important matter, magazines impact the culture in many ways; the news, the entertainment, the fashion. Those are not the same for all of the countries. I think a person that is not from a particular country can tell much about the life there by reading their magazines. For example, a person from the United States can give their opinion of the Canadian typical food, or where is better to grow up in Canada and the cultural trends by looking at their magazines.

4. How do you define a "cultural

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