Canadian Magazine Dispute Essay

1. To what extent do you think the U.S.- Canadian magazine dispute was motivated by genuine desires to protect Canadian culture Canadian culture was protected up to the level that Canadian government gave preference and low tax to magazines published within Canada. Foreign magazines receives more tax charge that the indigenous publishers, all in the name of cultural protection. This discrepancy that brought about the dispute was settled by world trade organization in favour of US magazines.

2. To what extent do you think the government of Canada was pressured to seek to protect its market because of the financial interests of the Canadian magazine industry? When 89 percent of magazines sales in Canada are foreign, dominating the Canadian

And, if Canadians seem to prefer buying American magazines, shouldn't they be allowed to "vote" with their purchasing habits?

This has brought us to look at two factors of tension between culture and globalization which is called individual and societal choice and free market and government intervention. It will give answer to the question about purchase of habit. When individual choice in different from general choice limitation in globalization occur to protect culture. Free market will help meet the demand and supply while market price is controlled by private owners. Unlike government intervention where the economy is govern by government and product control with price regulation are all made through government body. It is possible that the choice of an individual towards his/her way of life or manner of choosing things can cause dispute when is not in line with what the society believe should be the general mode and manner in making choice of life, fashion and taste. The individual might see the society or the globe unfair for misunderstand the perspective at which actions are measured. 5. Is it fair to levy extra taxes against foreign magazines—which have the effect of forcing Canadian purchasers of foreign magazines to subsidize local