This essay provides a broad view of questionable matters that surrounded the magazine dispute in the 1990’s between Canada and the United States. It begins by reviewing some of the history behind these disputes and discusses possible motivations that inspired the conflict. It concludes by describing the outcome of the situation and further reviews issues and opinions that surfaced because of the disagreements.
Globalization Threatens Canadian Magazine Culture
Although Canada and the United States (U.S.) occupy the same continent, there are many different features that create their divide. The last two decades have seen much tension between them and currently the one-sidedness of their association still shows an obvious imbalance of power. Historical accounts demonstrate that Canada and its nationalism came to exist from entities that refused to participate in the American War of Independence. Land mass data and population statistics reveal that Canada is made up of more property, but their people …show more content…
Additionally, they made illegal the importing of split-run magazines in 1965. In those days, domestic meant that the literature was printed in Canada. Technological advances accompanied globalization and created the ability to print magazines in Canada and create them in the United States. This allowed business maneuverability around the old printing standard. Because the U.S. publications have a larger market, they can make their magazines cheaper. Consequently, many periodical businesses in Canada went out of business. In 1995, Canada placed a brand-new tax on all magazine revenue regarded as split-run. To avoid this the publication needed to have eighty percent Canadian content. The U.S. charged this action as a discriminatory practice and launched a World Trade Organization trade dispute (Globalization101,
Globalization Threatens Canadian Magazine Culture
Although Canada and the United States (U.S.) occupy the same continent, there are many different features that create their divide. The last two decades have seen much tension between them and currently the one-sidedness of their association still shows an obvious imbalance of power. Historical accounts demonstrate that Canada and its nationalism came to exist from entities that refused to participate in the American War of Independence. Land mass data and population statistics reveal that Canada is made up of more property, but their people …show more content…
Additionally, they made illegal the importing of split-run magazines in 1965. In those days, domestic meant that the literature was printed in Canada. Technological advances accompanied globalization and created the ability to print magazines in Canada and create them in the United States. This allowed business maneuverability around the old printing standard. Because the U.S. publications have a larger market, they can make their magazines cheaper. Consequently, many periodical businesses in Canada went out of business. In 1995, Canada placed a brand-new tax on all magazine revenue regarded as split-run. To avoid this the publication needed to have eighty percent Canadian content. The U.S. charged this action as a discriminatory practice and launched a World Trade Organization trade dispute (Globalization101,