The whole purpose of regulation in television and radio is based around the fact that there's limited exposure: with a limited number of channels and a limited number of hours in the day, any spot given to an american program is taking time away from a canadian program; and while I don't agree with the current regulation of television, I can at least see that there's some plausible argument for it. However, with the Internet, space is unlimited; an american website doesn't in any way limit the exposure of a competing canadian website. If this becomes an exercise in blocking and limiting american websites, then it amounts to nothing more than sensorship.
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