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How Trump’s “51st State” Jibes Made Culture, Media & The CBC A Key Battleground For Canada’s Future
Donald Trump's rhetoric around the "51st state" has turned media and culture into a political battleground ahead of Canada's general election.
Dan Bennett, partner at The Office Movers maker Counterfeit Pictures, adds that producers were preparing for “seismic changes” under the Poilievre government “for the past 18 months,” and had been “strategizing to the point where the CMPA hired a former Conservative Minister of Heritage to consult with us.” However, when Trudeau decided to pass the torch to Carney and Trump’s attacks began turning public sentiment, “in terms of Canadian cultural issues, there was suddenly a very bright light at the end of a very dark tunnel,” Insight’s Brunton adds. While on the subject of Prime Video and its global streamer counterparts, there is hope that the 5% streaming levy outlined as part of the divisive Bill C-11 will finally be brought into being (though this will further antagonize Trump, who has rallied against foreign taxes on American companies).
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