The Juno Awards ceremony on Sunday completely ignored Quebec, with the francophone album trophy handed out at an earlier gala, almost no Quebec artists performing (the only one was former Montrealer Allison Russell during the Joni Mitchell tribute), and the only person to utter a word in French was our prime minister.
The Junos are billed as “Canada’s Music Awards.” But based on Sunday night’s gala, that’s false advertising. These Junos apparently don’t include Quebec.
I don’t consider the Juno’s to be “Canadian”. The only talent required is to be a left wing crank.
Tanya Tagaq, the Inuk throat singer at the Junos, confronted Frances, Dallas and others when we were run off the UVic campus with smoke bombs, physical attacks, and noise. She had a megaphone. https://t.co/B0WB765nnw
— Jim McMurtry (@JimMcMurtry01) March 30, 2026
h/t Mauser
