One of the Massey Report's recommendations concerned national unity. What did it propose?

• A. The media should be used to promote national unity and identity.
• B. The media should be left to market forces alone.
• C. The media should promote Americanization.
• D. The media should be privatized.

Answer: (A)

The Massey Commission saw the media as a tool to knit Canada together by building a shared national culture and sense of identity. It argued that broadcasting should be guided and supported to foster Canadian unity, not left to market forces or foreign influence. This is why the recommendation centers on using media to promote national unity and identity, backed by public broadcasting and policies that encourage Canadian content. Letting market forces decide or pushing toward Americanization or privatization would undermine that goal, so those paths aren’t aligned with the report’s vision.