Case Study The Canadian Magazine Dispute

1. The Canadian Magazine dispute could have different interest group over the issue. Let us put aside other concerns and look at from the cultural perspective. In any country there are common values and norms accepted by the general public. There are also some values which may only be respected by few groups or parts of the society. If the Magazine is not accepted by the majority of the Canadian people automatically it is the question of the sovereignty of the Canadian public in this case it will become a genuine concern. For instance, I remember in 1997, in my country one Magazine called “the Kinjo Magazine” was closed by the request of the people. The magazine was publishing on Women issues. But the actual content was out of the norms and values of the society, they were promoting necked women like celebrity magazine we see in …show more content…
I think the Canadian government could not possibly stop the United States’ Magazine from distributing in Canada. The new communication technology allow them to do it without any border control. After they finalized in the United States, they could easily send to their liaison office in Canada for Print as if it has produced in Canada. In general, there is no possibility to escape from globalization because it could reach out through very simple technology without border verification. That is why the Time Warner has send all finished documents for the canad liaison office for publishing the Magazine through electronic communication. So there is no way the Canada government control all this precedent from the industry. More over the magazine is acceptable and gaining ground with its large audience in Canada. Therefore, the Canada government cannot restrict the demands of its population. If they do it is a violation of Human rights. So in one way or the other the Canada government has only one chance to this issue. They could only open their door for the negotiation and might have a deal with it if they have some leverage to