What is the definition of culture in CA vs. US?
• Fear of cultural dominance by US [elephant vs mouse – “Hollywood juggernaught”] • “Canadians define themselves in terms of what the US is not: kinder and gentler, more polite, less aggressive, with healthcare & without hand guns” • “Canadians exist in a state of constant becoming” [Mondo Canuk] Why is culture protected in Canada? • Domestic industry seen as infant industry and key sector. • Canada not concerned about protecting culture, but rather with protecting culture from US. How is culture protected in Canada? • Gvt intervention to support sector, local content rules, gvt regulations, tax incentives • Regulatory bodies: CRTC Canadian Cultural Exemption under FTA • Article 2005 [cultural industries are exempt; if CA undertakes an action that is inconsistent with FTA, then US can retaliate with measures of “equivalent commercial effect [ECE”] • “Hot button” issue for Canada – nationalistic • Cultural exemption was an 11th hour concession extracted by CA in FTA. • “Carve-out” of se
