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3x08 Spy vs. Spy | Protection
So this is the true story of how Sports Illustrated came to Canada, and it was such a problem that the government shut it down.
Here’s the thing about being this close to America, and this small by comparison: Canada is at constant risk of having its culture entirely dominated and obliterated by the States. All of our music, movies, TV, magazines—we don’t have the money or the manpower to compete, so it’s all American.
It sounds kind of silly, but in 1991 Canadian magazines were operating on a profit margin of TWO PERCENT. It’s impossible to compete with glossy, expensively-made magazines from America. The government subsidizes our magazine industry now; that’s how magazines like Macleans can continue to exist.
In the ‘60s, to try and stem the cultural hemorrhaging, the government established what we now call “CanCon” mandates, or our Canadian Content laws.
Basically, about one-third to one-half of all the media we consume has to be written, shot, produced, published, created, etc. by Canadians, in Canada. That goes for music on the radio, books on the shelves, shows on the screen, magazines on the rack—everything.
It was codified into NAFTA in '92: Free Trade includes everything except cultural exports.
I mean… they barely tried
The Americans obviously think this is stupid, and also not their problem. We are a huge export market for them culturally—almost all media we consume is American, and that’s big $$$ for American companies. They would love to swallow us whole.
So on April 5, 1993, American publication Sports Illustrated rolls in and slaps the word “Canada” on the end of it. They include some references to Canadian sports teams (even getting some wrong) and try to call it a legal day, even though it was foreign-produced and really did not hit the CanCon marks at all.
And the Canadian. Government. Got. Furious.
The government basically tried to litigate and tax them out of existence entirely. It was a massive controversy through the '90s, which is why they're still bringing it up in this 1997 episode of due South.
And uhhh... yeah Canada fuckin super lost. We lost as fuck. Deeply unsurprising.
Many scholarly articles came out about this at the time, as you can see above, and if you want to know more you can read a great one for free here. But yeah, this is a real thing that happened.
Dave Cole, who wrote Spy vs. Spy, also wrote Perfect Strangers, which includes that perfect bit about the human tragedy that is the lack of arts opportunities for filmmakers in Canada so, he was obviously a big supporter of all this (and rightfully so).
Bonus treat! Because Canada is not real, here's how music qualifies as CanCon: It must fulfill two of the following four conditions:
M (music) — the music is composed entirely by a Canadian
A (artist) — the music is, or the lyrics are, performed principally by a Canadian
P (performance) — the musical selection consists of a performance that is: Recorded wholly in Canada, or Performed wholly in Canada and broadcast live in Canada.
L (lyrics) — the lyrics are written entirely by a Canadian
That's right... it has to fulfill two of the four...
MAPL conditions.
Quiet Canadiana in due South [more]
#due south#macleans#sports illustrated canada#canadiana#due south quiet canadiana#benton fraser#ray kowalski#harding welsh#3x08 spy vs spy#cancon
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okey dokey 👍
#lucy maclean i love you#fallout show#lucy maclean#fallout#fallout amazon#lucy fallout#fo#mars draws#vault dweller#fallout art#ella purnell#my art#fotv
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just had SO much fun with the fallout tv show... i love you missus okey dokey
#fallout#fallout tv show#my art#lucy maclean#i was not expecting it to be so good but it was!! delightful#i think i like video game adaptations better when they do their own thing with it lol#such a relief to instead of seeing something regurgitated mindlessly for profit#its actually just a completely fresh story but in a familiar setting. cool balm on my skin#i guess that's where i'm at in the remake hell we all live in rn#ella purnell has the sweetest biggest eyes i've ever god damn seen
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The Fallout show is pretty fun so far. I still have 3 episodes to go. Everytime Lucy said "Okey dokey", this was all I could picture.
#fallout#fallout prime#fallout prime video#fallout amazon#fallout series#as a LONG time Fallout fan it has my approval so far#okey dokey#spooky daggers#lucy maclean#fallout memes
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Ella Purnell as Lucy MacLean - Every Single 'Okey-Dokey!' Fallout (2024)
#fallout#fallout tv#fallout prime#lucy maclean#ella purnell#lucy fallout#fallout spoilers#the saddest okey dokey in the west#mine#tvedit
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#that scene in ep4 makes my mind gone wild#fallout#fallout tv series#the ghoul#cooper howard#lucy maclean#idk does this count as a ship?#ghoulcy
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There are 3 types of Fallout players.
Oh my sweet babygirl husband let me protect and cherish you.
I know he has some strong opinions but poor man was raised by a cult and I can make him better.
What the hell did you think I hoarded all the RadAway for, bitch?!
#fallout#fallout series#fallout amazon#fallout tv series#fallout 4#preston garvey#lucy maclean#paladin danse#maximus#john hancock#cooper howard#the ghoul
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I can’t wait to see Lucy realize who this jackass actually is 🤣
based on the meme in the read more section by @flam-kish
#fallout#fallout series spoilers#fallout tv spoilers#fallout tv show spoilers#lucy maclean#cooper howard#cooper x lucy#vaultghoul#ghoulcy#fanart
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It’s all over but the crying ☢️
#fallout#fallout tv series#fallout prime#fo#lucy maclean#knight maximus#the ghoul#cooper howard#my art
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Ella Purnell plays characters who have no idea what the fuck is going on
We have a huge development
#ella purnell#jackie taylor#lucy maclean#yellowjackets#sweetpea#fallout#fallout tv series#1k#2k#3k#4K#5k#6k#7k#8k
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#cooper howard#lucy x cooper#my art#ghoulcy#vaultghoul#lucy maclean#the ghoul#fallout#fallout prime#fallout series
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TELL ME IM WRONG, I DARE YOU
#fallout#fallout fanart#cooper howard#ghoulcy#lucy maclean#vaultghoul#the ghoul#cooper x lucy#ghoulcy fanart#ghoulcy week#ghoul x lucy#fanart#got kind of lazy at the end but idc#this is a lilo and stitch reference btw
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something something red thread of fate
#fallout#lucy maclean#cooper howard#the ghoul#been too long since i half rendered something i am So far out of practice#anyway guess what mags just binged#they shouldve traded fingers 4 realz#mine#ghoulcy
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"Golden Rule, motherfucker."
#sorry if this has been done before#my art#stupid memes#fallout#fallout prime#fallout tv series#the ghoul#cooper howard#lucy maclean#vaultghoul#ghoulcy#this is so dumb and i spent way more time than necessary drawing it#but i had to get this out of my system
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And remember... don't lose your head!
#fallout#fallout show#fallout amazon#lucy maclean#my art#artists on tumblr#i bing watched this show which happens once in a millenium#and that one blade runner 2049 meme lives rent free in my head#i wanted to mimic comic artstyle but failed oops its bad XD
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