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It probably has more to do with the fact that Canada is close to the US, so Canadians have plenty of opportunities to mingle with the American cultural players.
by bepotts 8y ago
It probably has more to do with the fact that Canada is close to the US, so Canadians have plenty of opportunities to mingle with the American cultural players.
- philwelch 8y agoThere are parts of the US that are in the US and don't produce quite as many actors and music artists. Though there are some other factors (e.g. Vancouver's generous film subsidies and variety of cool-looking architecture to use as outdoor film sets), there seems to be way more Canadians in entertainment than you'd expect, and I wouldn't dismiss the influence of Can-Con regulations. Of course, it probably helps that Canada has plenty of cultural and linguistic similarities to the United States. Preserving the native culture of, say, Denmark through Danish Content regulations on popular entertainment means producing content that isn't easily consumed outside of Denmark, whereas a ton of Canadian Content can be easily marketed in the United States.