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             was also fueled by concern over the vulnerability of the Canadian
             market to the flood of American popular culture that was pouring
             over the boarder. The fate of the Canadian film industry was still
             fresh in the minds of concerned Canadians and they wanted to
             protect radio from the same fate. The momentum was gathering for
             change, and most agreed that there were three choices; establish
             one or more group(s) of stations operated by private owners but
             subsidized by the government, establish a government owned and
             controlled group of stations, or establish a series of provincially
             owned and operated stations. After touring Europe, the U.S. and
             Canada the commission could say one thing for certain, the state of
             broadcasting in Canada was deplorable. Reform was needed.
             Most broadcasters favored private ownership with government
             subsidies to augment the coverage area. The private owners
             claimed that government ownership would make the broadcaster a
             political tool for the government but they were in favor of government
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