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Canada Vs California

How Ottawa took on Netflix and the streaming giants

Canada vs California provides a road map of the tense battle between Canadian content and California’s billion dollar businesses that threaten to drown it out. Howard Law’s Canada vs. … 232 View

Canadian Culture in a Globalized World

The impact of trade deals on Canada's cultural life

Since the first trade deal with the US in 1984, Canada has insisted on a "cultural exemption" to ensure that governments were free to protect Canadian culture and to restrict foreign … 256 View

The Tangled Garden

A Canadian Cultural Manifesto for the Digital Age

The emergence of Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix and Google (the FAANGs) has created an unprecedented challenge to Canada’s news, television and film businesses. In this book Richard … 224 View
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Introduction

From: The Tangled Garden

An introduction to the book’s scope and sequence, laying out why Canada’s major media (television networks, newspapers, film industry are suddenly at risk as a result of the advent of … 11 $1.10 Add
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Introduction

From: Canada Vs California

This chapter introduces the concept of this book and why a book covering the political showdown of Bill C-11 is relevant and important. This chapter lays the ground work of the Bill’s … 8 $0.80 Add
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Preface

From: Canadian Culture in a Globalized World

Author Garry Neil introduces his argument, explaining why Canadian culture is important and highlighting his background and experience on this subject. 5 $0.50 Add
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Chapter 1: Before the Online Streaming Act: How Canada "Regulates” Its Broadcasting System

From: Canada Vs California

In this Chapter author Howard Law provides a primer on how Canada has regulated its broadcasting system for the last several decades as well as the three amendments to this act over this period … 19 $1.90 Add
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The Current Crisis

From: The Tangled Garden

Documents Canada’s cultural policies as they stand today. Specifically focusing on Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government and Melanie Joly’s tenure as Canada’s minister for … 32 $3.20 Add
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Chapter 2: “No Netflix Tax!” (1999–2019)

From: Canada Vs California

Chapter two shows the beginning of Canada’s thoughts on regulating internet broadcasting. Conservatives were notably against any idea of a "Netflix tax" or tax on internet based … 19 $1.90 Add
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Creating the Garden

From: The Tangled Garden

Provides a history of Canadian legislation and policy which protected domestic television, radio and other media. Summarizes developments 1920s to 1980s. 19 $1.90 Add
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Expanding the Garden

The Mulroney Years

From: The Tangled Garden

A first‑hand account of the development of Canadian culture policy by the Brian Mulroney’s Conservative government (1984 to 1993). Focuses specifically on initiatives by former … 38 $3.80 Add
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Chapter 3: Writing the Script for Bill C-10 (2019–2021)

From: Canada Vs California

Chapter three shows the creation of Bill C-10 and the initial attempts by the Liberal government to regulate internet broadcasting. Author Howard Law discuss the creation of the 2018 Yale … 14 $1.40 Add
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Watering the Garden

The Chretien Years

From: The Tangled Garden

A first‑hand account of the development of Canadian culture policy by the Brian Mulroney Conservative government (1984 to 1993). Focuses specifically on initiatives by former communications … 16 $1.60 Add
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Chapter 4: Québec: L’éléphant dans la pièce

From: Canada Vs California

Author Howard Law tracks the unique opinions, demands and challenges of Quebec and French language media in Canada and how this pertains to Bill C-10 and C-11. 8 $0.80 Add
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The Garden Invaded

The Harper Years

From: The Tangled Garden

Developments in key Canadian creative industries (eg. television, film, newspapers) during Stephen Harper’s Conservative era (2006 to 2015); how the digital media produced a drastic decline … 37 $3.70 Add
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Chapter 5: Blowing Up Bill C-10 (2021–2022)

From: Canada Vs California

Chapter 5 focuses on the key amendments that lead to Bill C-10 not passing the senate. At the core of this argument was the subject of user generated content and sites like YouTube that host it. 17 $1.70 Add