Developing the Canadian Point of View

The main threats to Canada from the United States are cultural and economic. The cultural influence of the United States is very strong, with new media such as television crossing the border rather freely and with Canadians seeking even more of America's cultural exports through cable and satellite television. American movies have long dominated Canadian screens, along with the screens of much of the rest of the world. Earlier in Canadian history, the U.s. was a threat because of its belief in manifest Destiny so that Canadians wanted to protect themselves from encroachment. More recently, American goods and services have inundated Canadian markets economically and culturally.

Canada must develop its economic base in a way that produces products that appeal to U.S. consumers in order to alter the balance of trade. Culturally, Canada should support homegrown product and provide funding and other support to develop a uniquely Canadian point of view an

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