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Yes Minister: A Canadian Culture Summit

A quorum of Canada's music biz elite meets with Canada's new Heritage Minister at the CARAS HQ in Toronto's Liberty Village. Dead centre in tan slacks and navy blazer is the man of the day, Steven Guilbeault.

Yes Minister: A Canadian Culture Summit

By FYI Staff

Shortly following Prime Minister Justin Trudeau naming his new cabinet in November, a quorum of Canada’s music biz elite gathered at the CARAS HQ in Toronto’s Liberty Village to meet Steven Guilbeault, the newly elected MP and third minister to hold the Heritage portfolio since the Liberals returned to power in 2015. Below, the who’s who of Canada’s music biz powerbrokers attending the summit and posing for a cheery pic with the Liberal MP for Laurier—Sainte-Marie.


BACK: SOCAN Sr. Director Rodney Murphy, Music Canada CEO Graham Henderson, CARAS Chair Mark Cohon, CARAS/MusiCounts CEO Allan Reid, MMF president/eOne VP Meg Symsyk, FACTOR President Duncan McKie, Re:Sound President Ian MacKay, and CIMA President Stuart Johnston. FRONT: Casablanca Media Publishing & Board member to various music biz orgs, Jennifer Mitchell, Canada Live CEO Erin Benjamin, Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault, CMF ED Liana White, recording artist Miranda Mulholland, and Women in Music Chair/Music Festival Legal proprietor Samantha Slattery.

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Plus, emerging singer Baby Nova performs her first-ever headline show in Toronto, while American rapper Earl Sweatshirt brings his poetic and lo-fi sound to Montreal.

This week, Mac DeMarco swings into Toronto for two sold-out shows at legendary venue Massey Hall. The British Columbia-born singer-songwriter has been extra busy this year, putting out two projects, Guitar and Dog on the Rock, and embarking on a string of tour dates throughout the year, which wraps up in his home country at the end of this month.

In addition, indie singer Serena Ryder takes the stage in Western Canada for a festive evening, while emerging artist Baby Nova performs a mix of streaming hits and unreleased tracks at her first headline show in Toronto. Rapper Earl Sweatshirt brings his newest emotionally transformative record to Montreal, and pop singer Audrey Hobert comes north of the border for a sole Canadian stop on The Staircase to Stardom tour.

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