How did the television impact Canadian life during the late 1940s?

Georgina Natal: ImpactThe Massey Commission had hoped that television could be used as an instrument to promote Canadian nationalism. However, from the beginning, American programs were popular in the Canadian market, which forced the CBC and the CTV to have a quota of original Canadian broadcasting. Despite concerns over the impact the television industry might have on Canadian culture, the public embraced the new technology. The growth of television during the 1950's was spectacular. In 1953, only one quarter of the population had television in their homes; in 1956, CBC programming was available to two-thirds of the country, and by the end of the decade, 95 percent of all homes had access to television. Nearly eight out of every ten households owned a television set. By the end of the decade, television was a ubiquitous part of Canadian life....Show more