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Mark Musselman is a former entertainment lawyer and current PhD student with a persistent (i.e. pathological) fixation on Canada, Canadian national identity; Canadian cultural policies; and the myths Canadian media tells us … and sells us.
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What is a Canadian Program? Instalment Four: New Platforms, Same Question
The CRTC updates its Canadian content definition for the streaming era
A Country That Doesn't Ask
Scotland passes its culture on without seeming to try; Canada legislates, regulates, funds, and frets over its. A day at the Inveraray Games left me wondering which of us has it right.
What is a Canadian Program? Instalment Three: Treaty Co-Productions
How two (or more) countries can each call a production their own
What is a Canadian Program? Instalment Two: Where the Money Is
Canadian enough for a quota vs. Canadian enough for a cheque..
What They Said. What They Meant. The Sequel.
I joined Michael Geist on Law Bytes to discuss the CRTC reversal and my recent Substack post.
What is a Canadian Program? Instalment One: The C-Number Nobody’s Heard Of
CRTC certification doesn’t measure Canadian-ness. It administers it - which is a different thing, and the first instalment in a series about that difference.
What They Said. What They Meant.
Six press releases about Canadian culture, translated to English from the original self-interest.
The Bill Comes Due
The Online Streaming Act framework has collapsed. The question is whether we're ready for an honest conversation about what comes next.
What is a Canadian Program? (It Depends on Who's Asking - and Why)
Introducing a series on the most misunderstood subject in Canadian media policy