Canadian Heritage committee  I think, quickly, to measure that, which is a great question.... For me, I actually would have to say it's not likely; if I didn't have the funding from the Government of Canada, the answer is that I would not likely be here. Yes, I want to be resourceful. You can tap in and co

Canadian Heritage committee  When it comes to measuring, I'm not sure about that analogy, necessarily. I feel it's just about showing proof. It's about connecting with certain people who maybe have moved on in a very, very big way. I don't know if these people have accessed funding, but I'm going to throw

Canadian Heritage committee  That's right.

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes, I am.

Canadian Heritage committee  Very well. It was a great move for myself and my wife, Cecilia. We really love Nashville. My publishing company is there. My co-manager in America lives there. It was a necessary move for us to be immersed in the country music culture, which is Nashville.

Canadian Heritage committee  I believe that it's no slouch on our home and native land here for somebody to move away. Those could be personal choices. Those could be a number of different choices. Here, Canada is an incubator as are other countries around the world. Sweden was an incubator for ABBA and Engl

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you, sir.

Canadian Heritage committee  I appreciate that. I bet you we'd have a lot of fun if we were working together.

Canadian Heritage committee  I do believe so. I believe that you are adding the gas at the right time, and it's up to the artist and his or her team to know when to access and when to tap into the opportunities and the funding available. For us, as an example, I felt that we needed to go to the next step, wh

Canadian Heritage committee  In hindsight, I feel very fortunate sitting where I am. I believe that there are always things that everyone could improve on, and there could have been some directions that I could have taken that might have gotten me to a certain place earlier or quicker. Possibly, if there was

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you, sir. I appreciate it.

Canadian Heritage committee  I am Ukrainian.

Canadian Heritage committee  What happens is that this beginning program could help build new artists and get that talent to flourish so they could then become the types of artists who could really access the government funding to take their career to the next level. We can start at the very ground level and

Canadian Heritage committee  I'll jump in, sir, as I want to say something very brief and precise. When it comes to current government funding like FACTOR, I'm a very proud success story of that funding. I have a lot of friends who have accessed it, so you know it's going to good use. I would hope that you

Canadian Heritage committee  Well, I'm happy to comment on that. Thank you for the congratulations and for the great question. I believe that you have the decision whether or not to pick your spots. As an artist, I chose to pick my spot as this being the time to access government funding. I was very fortu