The Americanisation of Canada.

B00Mer

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MapleDog said:
I see a buch of sellouts,don't come crying if everything is owned by "Buy N Large"

"A cookie to whoever gets the reference"
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Buy N Large traditionally offers lower prices (Wallmart is an excellent sample) than Canadian Wholly Owned and Over Priced..

petros said:
Sonic is hitting Regina.
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I don't know why they are building new stores so far north. Who wants to sit in the car with a tray on the open window in Regina Winter -40 C..??

WLDB said:
Well, Tim Hortons and Molson are now American owned. Globalization at work.
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Tim Hortons are in the USA. The Canadianization of the USA.. ;-) :lol:

http://www.timhortons.com/us/en/about/nyc.html
 
shadowshiv

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WLDB said:
They can also keep Jim Carey, Pamela Anderson, Nickelback and James Cameron free of charge.

We will keep Christopher Plummer. The Americans may rent him on occasion.
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Jim Carey became American already, did he not? The other choices I totally agree with.;)
 
Machjo

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I remember once speaking to one lady who was suggesting Canadian content laws on TV ought to be stricter. I explained that I rarely watch US TV. The irony of the discussion was that the one who watched alot of US TV wanted stricter laws whereas the one who rarely watched such programmes felt such laws were unnecessary. Finally she agreed that the choice was hers; no one was forcing her to watch US TV. I wouldn't be surprised if in fact those Canadians who feel we need more protection from US influence are precisely those who make no effort to access other cultural content to begin with.
 
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No "United Empire Loyalists" came to Canada at all. The "United Empire Loyalists" are descendants of the Loyalists, who came to Canada following the Treaty of Paris in 1783, when Britain acknowledged that the United States were free and independent States. Thousands of Loyalists moved to Canada, Bermuda and other British areas following the Revolution.

As a direct descendant of several Loyalists, and as a member of the "United Empire Loyalists", I do have some knowledge of this subject. My ancestors moved to "Upper Canada" or to Nova Scotia (most to Nova Scotia) after the Revolution, where they received land grants.

I am also a member of the "Sons of the American Revolution", as I have several American Patriots in my ancestry too. I have one ancestor, Wait Wright, who qualifies me for membership in BOTH organizations, having served in the Vermont Militia in several battles against the British, but who joined the "King's Rangers" in the last 6 months of the Revolution.
 
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Machjo said:
I remember once speaking to one lady who was suggesting Canadian content laws on TV ought to be stricter. I explained that I rarely watch US TV. The irony of the discussion was that the one who watched alot of US TV wanted stricter laws whereas the one who rarely watched such programmes felt such laws were unnecessary. Finally she agreed that the choice was hers; no one was forcing her to watch US TV. I wouldn't be surprised if in fact those Canadians who feel we need more protection from US influence are precisely those who make no effort to access other cultural content to begin with.
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She was advocating limiting US shows on Canadian TV?
 
Ron in Regina

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EagleSmack said:
She was advocating limiting US shows on Canadian TV?
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CRTC....Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The CRTC also regulates which channels broadcast distributors must or may offer.
Per the Broadcasting Act the commission also gives priority to Canadian signals
—many non-Canadian channels which compete with Canadian channels are thus
not approved for distribution in Canada.

The CRTC argues that allowing free trade in television stations would overwhelm
the smaller Canadian market, preventing it from upholding its responsibility to foster
a national conversation. Some people, however, consider this tantamount to censorship.

Canadian content - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Canadian content (abbreviated CanCon, cancon or can-con) refers to the Canadian
Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) requirements that
radio and television broadcasters (including cable and satellite specialty channels)
must air a certain percentage of content that was at least partly written, produced,
presented, or otherwise contributed to by persons from Canada. It also refers to
that content itself, and, more generally, to cultural and creative content that is
Canadian in nature.
 
MapleDog

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Ron in Regina said:
CRTC....Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The CRTC also regulates which channels broadcast distributors must or may offer.
Per the Broadcasting Act the commission also gives priority to Canadian signals
—many non-Canadian channels which compete with Canadian channels are thus
not approved for distribution in Canada.

The CRTC argues that allowing free trade in television stations would overwhelm
the smaller Canadian market, preventing it from upholding its responsibility to foster
a national conversation. Some people, however, consider this tantamount to censorship.
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I guess the CRTC doesn't know that some canadian business advertised in the US,on Fox tv channel 44 on this side of the continent,there are sometime ads for stores near the border,i even saw ads for a comic book store in Montreal years ago "Capitaine Quebec".

Sometime i think this "protectionism" might help and sometime not and it allows mediocre production to be aired,and if you are bilingual you know what i mean.
 
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B00Mer said:




Your loss.. they have them in BC ;-)

Carl's Jr. Kelowna (CarlsJrOKANAGAN) on Twitter
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We have Costco not too far away. As far as I know none of the others are on the Island. Never go to any junk food places regardless of who owns them. None are healthy. About the closest I get to junk food is White Spot.

EagleSmack said:
That must be across the board. I still have to have my Canadian (Newfoundland) cousins translate for their parents.
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That can be excused. Most Canadians need a translator for Newf. Except in Fort Mac when it is an official language.
 
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The Old Medic said:
No "United Empire Loyalists" came to Canada at all. The "United Empire Loyalists" are descendants of the Loyalists, who came to Canada following the Treaty of Paris in 1783, when Britain acknowledged that the United States were free and independent States. Thousands of Loyalists moved to Canada, Bermuda and other British areas following the Revolution.

As a direct descendant of several Loyalists, and as a member of the "United Empire Loyalists", I do have some knowledge of this subject. My ancestors moved to "Upper Canada" or to Nova Scotia (most to Nova Scotia) after the Revolution, where they received land grants.

I am also a member of the "Sons of the American Revolution", as I have several American Patriots in my ancestry too. I have one ancestor, Wait Wright, who qualifies me for membership in BOTH organizations, having served in the Vermont Militia in several battles against the British, but who joined the "King's Rangers" in the last 6 months of the Revolution.
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"American Patriots" Isn't that what the British called TRAITORS?
 
Kreskin

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Have to buy a new teflon frying pan. Thank you to the US space program for giving us stick-free cooking!
 
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