[NEWS] Five Canadian culture links: Ontario, French’s, Sealfest, Beauty in a Box, oilpatch & drugs
- Jamie Bradburn takes a look at the early 1980s genesis of the Ontario slogan “Yours to discover”.
- CBC examines how French’s ketchup managed to take a lead over Heinz thanks to good marketing use of Canadian patriotism.
- CBC reports on the east coast culinary festival of Sealfest, making use of seal products.
- NOW Toronto praises Beauty in a Box, the new Cheryl Thompson book examining the African-Canadian beauty industry in all of its many facets through history.
- This Toronto Star exposé takes a look at the disturbingly high rates of substance abuse among Alberta oilpatch workers.
Written by Randy McDonald
April 22, 2019 at 9:29 pm
Posted in Assorted, Canada, Economics, Politics, Popular Culture, Social Sciences
Tagged with african canadians, alberta, animal rights, atlantic canada, beauty, canada, drugs, fashion, food, french's, health, heinz, ketchup, links, ontario, popular culture, québec, seals, tourism, travel