Canadian Culture Analysis

A close examination of the type of national culture produced and promoted by institutions such as the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and the National Film Board of Canada, is guided and defined by a climate of desire to cultivate a national identity that would set Canada’s global image aside from external influence. The vast landscape and great distance between various communities within Canada posed a challenge to uniting the country under one image of nationalism. The establishment of such cultural institutions acted as a link to which the people of Canada were bound. Until a certain point, cultural influence from the United States hindered such a search for identity by shaping the minds of Canadians in the context of affairs on their side of the border. In turn, it became pivotal that the image of a ‘true’ Canadian culture be …show more content…
While the CBC was successful enough in cultivating an atmosphere of cultural unity, particularly in Québec where it was accused of having contributed significantly in the creation of separatist movements, it made a point of isolating minority groups. (Melody, William h. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation 's Contribution To Canadian Culture. Journal of the Royal Society of Arts, vol. 135, no. 5368, 1987, p. 290) Languages which did not fall under the umbrella of acceptable broadcasting impacted numerous native communities, essentially depriving them of representation of their culture in their own language. In turn, the talent within these communities were excluded from the evolution of Canadian culture on a national scale, with more conformist content from Anglo and Franco-Canada benefiting from favouritism in this regard. (Melody, William h. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation 's Contribution To Canadian Culture. Journal of the Royal Society of Arts, vol. 135, no. 5368, 1987, pp.