by David Friend
The Canadian Press
May 7,2025
TORONTO — Bryan Adams is reigniting his calls to repeal Canadian content regulations that have dictated radio station playlists for more than half a century.
The Kingston, Ont.-born rock star repeated his long-standing disdain of the so-called CanCon rules, saying they are “really stupid” and merely propping up subpar homegrown music.
“It’s an archaic system; we don’t really need it in Canada,” the 65-year-old said during a fireside chat on Tuesday at Departure Festival.
“People listen to music, they don’t consider nationality.”
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission introduced CanCon laws in the 1970s, requiring radio to play a certain amount of Canadian music and offering guidelines on what would qualify.
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