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Questions for Discussion

1. To what extent do you think the U.S.- Canadian magazine dispute was motivated by genuine desires to protect Canadian culture?

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?

3. Given that Canadian magazines constitute only 11 percent magazine sales in Canada, how important is this matter to Canadian culture?

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

5. Is it fair to levy extra taxes against foreign magazines, if it has the effect of forcing Canadian purchasers of foreign magazines to subsidize local publications