The CRTC (Complete Repression & Thought Control)

A bunch of "interested parties" are currently making submissions to the CRTC with the goal of convincing them that regulating the internet is the best way to ensure our culture is given some 'shelf space' in a multimedia world. They think that taxing profitable businesses (Internet Service Providers) and giving the money (approx. $100 Million) to unprofitable businesses (people who make 'canadian content') is the best way to do it.

I didn't have time to make a submission to the Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda CRTC but I thought I would put out some ideas:

• no sentence shall be uttered in public by any government sanctioned entertainer unless it ends with the word 'eh'


• Celine Dion recordings shall be played at the beginning of every high school sporting event


• Poutine followed by ice cream with maple syrup will be served at every state dinner


• Bloggers must post in both official languages and may not host their blogs on any server not situated in Canada

But then again, maybe these hearings aren't about preserving our culture at all. Maybe a bunch of actors and producers just aren't making enough money so they figure everyone else should pay for it.

Now that's "Canadian Content".