That would be my hope. Otherwise, we risk a pattern that happened prior to the seventies where artists who achieved a certain level of success would immediately move south where they were able to be even more successful and promote to a different audience. That way, we wind up losing our cultural voices, people who actually sing and write about this country, which, to me, is a very important part of the continuing heritage of Canada.
On May 31st, 2022. See this statement in context.