I don't suppose my thoughts came out in the CBC piece, as that wasn't on the agenda of the producer. I suppose I was the token record industry 'marketing' baddie. I've spent far too many hours of my life at meetings aimed at trying to get the representation of classical music at the Junos improved. I just don't believe that tokenism is the way to do that, and I'm very concerned about the degrading experiences too many of our artists have had in the past with this sort of thing. If the Junos include classical artists, it is, in my opinion, obligatory that they be represented.
Marketing has nothing to do with it.
This is a cop out. The Junos include classical artists. That alone is justification for including them on the awards broadcast. Same with the kiddies - it won't hurt them to listen to classical music for a few minutes. If the Junos represent the best in Canadian music, across all genres, then ALL genres should be represented in the awards ceremony.