Outgoing CRTC Head Says Technology Is Eroding Canadian Culture

Patchw0rk F0g writes "Canada's outgoing CRTC head, Konrad von Finckenstein, has some choice words for his successor: Internet and wireless technology has disarmed federal regulators of their weapons to protect cultural identity. The retiring Finckenstein cites over-the-top broadcasting, new Internet technologies and (perhaps most importantly) the fact that the CRTC is antiquated and can't keep up with these emerging technologies as factors in the (still)-growing culture-loss of Canada to the U.S. 'We have now moved into an era where the consumer is in control, and where thanks to the Internet and mobile devices, you cannot control access any more,' he said in one of his last interviews."

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Canadian Culture? What's that aboot?

[scorp1us]

Canada is a colony of the crown, much like Australia. It is primarily a British-US culture save for some belligerent Frenchies in the East.
Canada's original culture was North America Indian including Eskimos (Inuit), which have been marginalized by western culture.
Canada's best comedies are take-offs of British shows (Canda's worst Driver) and their original stuff "Corner Gas" is marginally funny. (Kenny vs Spenny, Kids in the Hall, etc successes are short-lived) Anyone sufficiently funny winds up in the US (Lorn Micheal's, Micheal J Fox, etc) however these people are more "American" than Canadian.

Don't get me wrong, I love Canada. But the culture isn't original, it is derivative at best, copied at worst.

Canadian "culture"?

[Chas]

Okay,

Hockey
Poutine
"Eh?"
"Zed"
Mounties
and a territory full of angry francophone separatists.

Not sure if that fulfills the requirements for a "culture".