having something like an open discussion in an office of something like the Residential School system, is an HR minefield. Similarly, 'porn' isn't mainstream to me, because it's not openly discussed
Did you seriously just compare Indigenous history and television to porn?
Thanks for saying the quiet part out loud. Your whole argument isn't about economics—you're just blatantly uncomfortable with any culture that doesn't cater directly to straight white guys at a watercooler. The idea that something only counts as "mainstream" if it's bland enough for corporate middle-management small talk is pathetic.
Who pays matters. Would North of North be made without that cheque getting cut?
Yes, literally. CBC and APTN commissioned and paid to produce it before Netflix ever bought distribution rights. You were completely wrong on the facts, and you still don't grasp the basic difference between funding production and buying a broadcast license. Streamers buy our shows because they make money off them, not to do Canada a favor.
I worked in the banking sector, or auditing that sector, for decades.
"In banking, or auditing that sector" is classic anonymous resume-padding. If you actually spent decades in that room, you’d know the feds can't just veto two private corporations selling a private asset on a whim without facing massive lawsuits. Regulators govern risk and solvency, not national sentiment. The government doesn't step into private commercial sales just to soothe your personal anxiety.
Canadians don't have the same resolve... the downgrade in functionality would be an intolerable trade off for the electorate, compared to caving on trade items
You mean you don't.
You keep typing paragraphs trying to convince me Canadians are spineless cowards who will surrender our sovereignty just to keep our Windows licenses and Netflix queues. You aren't describing this country's resolve. You're just projecting your own complete lack of one.