A full 80% said that “highlighting Canadian culture and identity” is somewhat or very important, while 77% said the same about “cultivating a sense of shared Canadian identity.” ...

As a young, solidly middle-class nation with humble immigrant beginnings, the creation of a distinctly Canadian style of high culture, which is to say, distinct Canadian traditions of art ...

The period was charged with anxiety over American cultural imperialism and concerns about protecting Canadian cultural production. Ultimately, at Canada's urging, culture was formally exempted ...