Canadian Magazine Case Study
To what extent do you think the U.S.-Canadian magazine dispute was motivated by genuine desires to protect Canadian culture?
In all nations worldwide, we all know the power of print media like magazine can do in terms of spreading news and changing lifestyle and culture of citizens. Therefore the Canadian government was well aware and mindful about the fact that using magazine is an easiest way to introduce pop culture to their citizens which will progressively affect the Canadian culture. The spreading of the pop culture forces the CanadiaN government in the 1920's to imposed protective tariffs on foreign magazines and the prohibition of the importation of split-run editions of foreign-published magazines into their country in order not …show more content…
I will put a limit on how many split-run magazines can be sold on the market. I will encourage and invest more in domestic magazines.
Exemption for Whaling Issue
Do you agree with the Norwegian and Japanese position on permitting the hunting of non-endangered species of whales as a cultural exemption?
I agree with them to an extent because culture is the identity of every nation and as identity is very important no country will be willing to lose its culture. If these species are non-endangered, then I personally don’t see the reason why the US is meddling in their affairs. It is an unfair for the US to take advantage of their position in world to try and impose sanction on harmless nations such as Norway who has an exemplary record on environmental preservation. If America claims to be democratic and just then it is only prudent to allow these two nations to preserve their culture.
Do you think the whaling ban constitutes a violation of these nations' …show more content…
“The Norwegians claimed that their northern coastal villages depended on hunting and fishing for their livelihoods. Although whaling is not a big part of the Norwegian national budget, it is considered a crucial source of income for those fishermen who need it”. This statement I think should be enough to stop the US from meddling. The US is always preaching about economic freedom of people worldwide however with this attitude the U.S is indirectly putting these coastal villagers into economic
In all nations worldwide, we all know the power of print media like magazine can do in terms of spreading news and changing lifestyle and culture of citizens. Therefore the Canadian government was well aware and mindful about the fact that using magazine is an easiest way to introduce pop culture to their citizens which will progressively affect the Canadian culture. The spreading of the pop culture forces the CanadiaN government in the 1920's to imposed protective tariffs on foreign magazines and the prohibition of the importation of split-run editions of foreign-published magazines into their country in order not …show more content…
I will put a limit on how many split-run magazines can be sold on the market. I will encourage and invest more in domestic magazines.
Exemption for Whaling Issue
Do you agree with the Norwegian and Japanese position on permitting the hunting of non-endangered species of whales as a cultural exemption?
I agree with them to an extent because culture is the identity of every nation and as identity is very important no country will be willing to lose its culture. If these species are non-endangered, then I personally don’t see the reason why the US is meddling in their affairs. It is an unfair for the US to take advantage of their position in world to try and impose sanction on harmless nations such as Norway who has an exemplary record on environmental preservation. If America claims to be democratic and just then it is only prudent to allow these two nations to preserve their culture.
Do you think the whaling ban constitutes a violation of these nations' …show more content…
“The Norwegians claimed that their northern coastal villages depended on hunting and fishing for their livelihoods. Although whaling is not a big part of the Norwegian national budget, it is considered a crucial source of income for those fishermen who need it”. This statement I think should be enough to stop the US from meddling. The US is always preaching about economic freedom of people worldwide however with this attitude the U.S is indirectly putting these coastal villagers into economic