Submitted by Sisiwakanamaru t3_10oxrvx in movies
JJJSchmidt_etAl t1_j6ib2d4 wrote
I love when the government decides I’m not virtuous enough with my watching/listening habits, so they feel they need to force change. Canada is notorious for having awful radio stations full of Justin Bieber, Avril Lavigne, and tons of shitty covers.
If you want to listen to African Music, or watch French Cinema, then I am not going to get offended and write letters to my representative.
TheChrisLambert t1_j6j4f1h wrote
But this isn’t that? It’s the government trying to get these companies to create and/or platform local productions that benefit the local film and TV industries. They don’t give a fuck if you watch it.
Les-Freres-Heureux t1_j6jlwtp wrote
That's the goal, but that's usually not what ends up happening.
Usually, streaming services will just reduce the amount of American content available until the local content hits the quota
Perpete t1_j6jmhq0 wrote
French Cinema exists in part because France is similarly protecting its movie industry.
JJJSchmidt_etAl t1_j6nknsl wrote
If you think that French Cinema is so bad they cannot survive without crony protectionism, then you think their movies are terrible.
I think French Cinema is perfectly good. Sorry you disagree, that doesn’t mean your opinion trumps that of every other French cinema viewer in the world. Like, say, the French.
Perpete t1_j6o3ewh wrote
Je tiens à vous faire savoir que je suis français monsieur et que je peux avoir l'opinion que je souhaite quand bien même cela irait à l'encontre de votre pensée.
ascagnel____ t1_j6ke9u0 wrote
There’s a reason for that: Canada doesn’t want to have its unique cultural identity subsumed beneath the much stronger American view.
The problem is that some musicians (most ignobly, Nickelback) used those minimum requirements as leverage to get a ton of radio and TV play.
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oryes t1_j6j40c9 wrote
I wouldn't attribute that to CanCon. Canada has always punched above its weight in that regard. Most of the artists they play the most (Bieber, Drake, The Weekend, etc.) became famous by promoting their stuff online and by signing with big labels in the USA. There were plenty of Canadian music icons before the rules also.
CanCon is just a way of our government giving more handouts to all the legacy media corporations who would otherwise fail.
Neolife t1_j6k1cq0 wrote
When were the Cancon rules established? The 90s had Shania Twain and Alanis Morissette, who had 2 of the 3 best-selling albums of the decade, and Come On Over has become the best selling album by a solo female artist of all time.
It would probably be tough to find a period since the 60s where no Canadian artists were heavily played in the US. Between The Band, Joni Mitchell, Rush, Gordon Lightfoot, Bryan Adams, Neil Young, Shania Twain, Alanis Morissette, Celine Dion, Michael Bublé, Arcade Fire, Drake, Justin Bieber, Shawn Mendes, and The Weekend, you've covered a massive span with huge artists.
oryes t1_j6k2pzm wrote
I don't deny that Canadian musicians have been extremely successful, I just would struggle to credit CanCon for that. Most of the artists you mention that were successful did so by moving to the States and signing with big American music labels.
laxar2 t1_j6k6whu wrote
Canada doesn’t have shitty radio cause of can-con. We have shitty radio because most major stations are owned by a couple big companies.
Independent stations like CKUA make great content.
SpecificAstronaut69 t1_j6kbho2 wrote
Exactly.
These people's problems aren't that the content laws aren't working. It's that they're too lazy to seek out the content they claim to want...
...if they really want it. Which I doubt.
ApprehensiveIce6006 t1_j6ipvex wrote
Lop wtf are you talking about with Canadian Radio. Theres normal top 40 stations just like everywhere else.
oryes t1_j6j1x58 wrote
There is a law that a certain percentage has to be CanCon (Canadian content). There are top 40 stations but they have to abide by these rules.
ApprehensiveIce6006 t1_j6j8wtu wrote
Yes but I have a classic rock station I listen too and Ive listened to plenty of radio and its like a normal radio station, you dont feel like your getting blast withshitty Canadian music constantly. That guy was exaggerating.
oryes t1_j6jhx2s wrote
It's 35% Canadian by law. Perhaps you think that because there is such a large proportion of world-famous Canadian musicians anyways.
ChrisOz t1_j6lzd65 wrote
Isn’t it 30% Nickelback and 5% Shania because big CanCon hates you.
ApprehensiveIce6006 t1_j6n1g62 wrote
You have no idea what your talking. I listen to radio all the time and it not like what you describe.
orangutanoz t1_j6jhww3 wrote
Same in Australia. Luckily Australia has a lot of talented musicians.
RoncinanteAmoroso t1_j6idagl wrote
So don't watch it. But it's unfair all the money of the local market going to some foreign country.
JJJSchmidt_etAl t1_j6ies4h wrote
Why in the world would it be unfair to give your money to the person who made the movie that you want to see?
You're saying it's unfair that some people want to watch certain movies. Their tastes are "unfair.” I disagree with that view, I would suggest that tastes in art are inherently subjective and I respect your personal tastes.
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