HISTORY 3040 CANADA AND THE WORLD Dr. Curtis Cole Trent University in Oshawa Protecting Canadian Culture March 29, 2010

Protecting Canadian Culture

Ste. Leonard, 1969 Bill 63, 1969 Jean-Jacques Bertrand Union Nationale Premier, Rene Levesque Protecting Canadian Culture

Parti Quebecois, 1968 Bourassa’s Liberals elected 1970 Bill 22 (1974)  Withdrew freedom of choice in education Robert Bourassa  Admission to English-language schools conditional on mother tongue - or proficiency test  French the sole official language of the province Rene Levesque Protecting Canadian Culture

Air Traffic Controllers, 1976 Leveque’s PQ elected 1976 Rene Levesque Protecting Canadian Culture Bill 101, 1977

Air Traffic Controllers, 1976 Leveque’s PQ elected 1976 Bill 101, 1977 Attorney General of Quebec v. Blaikie (Supreme Court of Canada, 1979) Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, 1982 Ford v Quebec, 1988 Devine v Quebec, 1988 Rene Levesque Protecting Canadian Culture

C.R.T.C. Canadian Radio and Television Commission, 1967 Protecting Canadian Culture

 Cultural Nationalism  C.R.T.C. (Canadian Radio and Television Commission, 1967)  Broadcasting Act, 1968  Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission  Board of Broadcast Governors, 1958  Federal Communications Commission (U.S.) Protecting Canadian Culture

 B.B.G. Canadian Content Regulations:  55% of television “basically Canadian”  40% during prime time (6pm-midnight) Protecting Canadian Culture

C.R.T.C.. Canadian Content Regulations:  revised 1972  60% Canadian content on television  50% during prime time (6- midnight)  30% Canadian content on radio  See the current CanCon Regulations at: Protecting Canadian Culture

 Cable Television  C.R.T.C. cable television regulations incl. simulcast programming Protecting Canadian Culture

 Income Tax Act Amendment, 1975  foreign advertising expenses no longer deductible Protecting Canadian Culture

Legislating the 3 rd Down Punt? Johnny Bassett, Paul Warfield, Jim Kiick, Larry Csonka March, 1974 Marc Lalonde Protecting Canadian Culture

Results of Cultural Protectionist Policies?  Thriving recording industry  Macleans Magazine  limited success in television  success in recording industry  film Protecting Canadian Culture

NEXT WEEK: Review Session Final Exam: Monday April 19, 7:00 – 10:00 pm See the Practice Exam at: HISTORY 3040 CANADA AND THE WORLD