MIKEB
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Post by MIKEB on May 5, 2005 22:23:30 GMT -5
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Feelin' X
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Post by Feelin' X on May 6, 2005 10:01:03 GMT -5
I totally agree ;D
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Post by jt40 on May 6, 2005 15:12:25 GMT -5
Sorry guys, but I support CanCon.
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Post by billcs on May 6, 2005 18:10:42 GMT -5
Radio will only go along with it if it's either legislated or if there's money in it for them.
I'm wondering if the person who started the petition was told by someone at the CRTC to start the initiative this way?
This petition would also need the support of organizations like CRIA, CARAS, FACTOR, and music publishing organizations to give it clout.
I'm hopeful that this might evolve into something even if it doesn't get to the outcome it's trying to achieve.
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MIKEB
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Post by MIKEB on May 6, 2005 19:43:22 GMT -5
Sorry guys, but I support CanCon. Who here doesn't support it? Or are you saying you disagree with what this thing is all about?
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Post by billcs on May 6, 2005 22:37:58 GMT -5
Who here doesn't support it? Or are you saying you disagree with what this thing is all about? I support the idea in principle. I want to keep checking the petition to see how many signatures it gets.
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Post by jt40 on May 6, 2005 22:40:18 GMT -5
Who here doesn't support it? Or are you saying you disagree with what this thing is all about? I think that there should be a certain amount of Canadian music Canadian stations play. I think it's fine the way it is.
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Post by merg on May 6, 2005 23:35:58 GMT -5
I think that there should be a certain amount of Canadian music Canadian stations play. I think it's fine the way it is. i don't think it is fine, because the only way for any Canadian bands to survive is to break the barrier outside this great country of ours and accomplishing success overseas and in the U.S, otherwise the band will remain small time and will eventually simply dissapear.
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Post by Courage on May 7, 2005 1:30:41 GMT -5
CanCon > AmeriCon
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2005 10:50:31 GMT -5
I think that there should be a certain amount of Canadian music Canadian stations play. I think it's fine the way it is. That isn't what the petition is about, though.
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Post by jt40 on May 7, 2005 17:54:36 GMT -5
Definetly!! ;d That isn't what the petition is about, though. I thought it was...
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MIKEB
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Post by MIKEB on May 7, 2005 19:33:06 GMT -5
It's about changing where the songs come from within the CanCon allowances. Instead of taking the easy way out and picking songs from already established, international artists that just happen to be from Canada (ie, avril, alanis, celine, etc), they want to make it so that there's a wider range of songs to choose from from lesser known artists like up-and-comers like kathleen edwards or even indie artists (like mitchell hunter or that naomi girl). As a side note, I put a link up to this site on my website www.geocities.com/themaxonline
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Post by jt40 on May 7, 2005 19:41:43 GMT -5
It's about changing where the songs come from within the CanCon allowances. Instead of taking the easy way out and picking songs from already established, international artists that just happen to be from Canada (ie, avril, alanis, celine, etc), they want to make it so that there's a wider range of songs to choose from from lesser known artists like up-and-comers like kathleen edwards or even indie artists (like mitchell hunter or that naomi girl). As a side note, I put a link up to this site on my website www.geocities.com/themaxonlineOh, I support it in that case! ;d We need Mitchell Hunter and "that Naomi girl" ( ) to have success!
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Post by jcmf3 on May 20, 2005 11:50:59 GMT -5
CanCon is a form of discrimination, period. It's affirmative action on a promotional level. Replace "Canadian music stars" with "black artists" or "minority artists" and people would be yelling discrimination.
It should be up to radio stations to play music that their listeners want to hear, not force feed certain music for personal gain.
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Post by Vic on May 20, 2005 13:14:18 GMT -5
Its' called building an industry. Cancon helps build artists on our nations airwaves. If there was no Cancon, Canadian radio wouldn't support the industry.
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