(Toronto) Bryan Adams relaunches his calls for the repeal of the regulations on Canadian content that governs the reading lists of radio stations for more than half a century.
Posted yesterday at 4:33 p.m.
David Friend
Canadian press
The star of rock from Kingston, Ontario, has reiterated its long -standing contempt for the alleged rules on Canadian content, saying that they are “really stupid” and that they are part of an “archaic system” which supports local music of lower quality.
-The Canadian Radiation and Telecommunications Council established Canadian content laws in the 1970s, demanding that radios broadcast a certain amount of Canadian music and providing guidelines on what would be eligible.
Adams believes that these rules actually penalize Canadian musicians who choose to work with non -Canadian creators and who, therefore, do not respect the point system that determines what is considered Canadian.
He claims that Canadian content laws are not very useful today, especially in the continuous dissemination era where quality songs from around the world can find their audience.
The interpreter of Summer of’69 gave its point of view during an informal chat which contributed to the launch of the first edition of the Departure Festival, a Toronto event in which musicians and other actors in the Canadian music industry participate.
