So, I am home again. It's odd what things I have missed. The first week back, I turned on a classic rock station and my heart sang. I was hearing good music without government interference. Hard to explain unless you have ever lived under "Can Con" or Canadian Content where it is the law to have a certain percentage of Canadian Content played. I believe it's 60%. At any rate, it hinders free expression and choice. I have never liked it. Here, I talk to folks in the grocery store, and my sons asks who these people are. In Ontario, people don't do that. I know in other parts of Canada they do. I also know when I moved to Ontario I had to learn fast that people don't talk to each other. They keep their own space. It's different in the US. I like that about The States. I feel cozy like were are all in this together. I like the spirit of America where everyone's ideas are important even if you don't agree. I know in recent years we have become polarized and I hope this changes. I hope we can remember that everyone has a right to his or her opinion and that they are not stupid, but they hold different values on different aspects to an issue. We have had many before us who have fought and died so that we can think and live freely. Let us remember that. We have no right to freedom, but it is a gift given to us by our those who came before us and it is our duty to live so that our children can know the same freedom we have enjoyed.
2 comments:
Can con rules are that on most stations it has to be 30percent and only 20percent on some. And can con rules were an attempt to stem cultural imperialism (However unintentional). We needed to ensure that space was carved out for our stories; it's sort of like culture days in the north where native, Metis, and Inuit culture is given centre stage for a bit to allow it room to be heard.
Canada can make her own rules. I would not change her. I never felt comfortable about it
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