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SummaryWhen many Canadians began to buy televisions and radios many things changed. CBC started out as a national broadcasting station, there was the Ed Sullivan show and of course Hockey Night in Canada. The distinct social, political, and economic situation of Canada was different compared to the US and when television sets began receiving U.S.based signals and broadcasts this worried the Government as well as the French Canadians because the Government didn't want the thousands of people watching to be influenced by American culture and the French Canadians feared they would have to protect their language. So, in 1985 Canada intruduced the Massey Commision, which that radio and television broadcasters must air a certain percentage of content that was at least partly written, produced, presented, or otherwise contributed to by persons from Canada.
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