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I think a lot of it has to do with the US influence. You bombard our market with everything you have so sometimes we have to fight to retain our independence.
No, certain people have an inferiority complex go apoplectic because they feel allowing Canadians (living, breathing human beings) the choice of what to watch on television will somehow corrupt our nation and prevent us from "telling our stories".
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Nutjobs like Pat Buchannon and Tucker Carlson still think so.
Nutjobs: Every country has them. Stop generalizing.
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A lot of it has to with the sheer ignorance the US has of Canada. I was once asked in Seattle by a US citizen if we had the internet in Canada. Seattle! The huge city which only a few hundred kilometres from Vancouver.
Is this representative of most people from Seattle, or are you basing an entire country's reputation on 1 uninformed person?
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They rip our more effective health care system, taxation but have no idea Canada's population is made up of 16% VISIBLE minorities.
Many people rip taxation.
What is the percentage of VISIBLE minorities in the US?
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and iconic global companies like Cirque du Soleil and RIM.
There was a MacLean's article on Cirque a couple of weeks ago. Read it. You might feel differently.
A hand held device is not a national icon, silly
