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SOCAN to toast Pierre Elliott Trudeau

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The late Pierre Elliot Trudeau, pictured during a speech in Scarborough, Ont., in 1968, will be toasted at the upcoming 2021 SOCAN Awards in recognition of his achievements in supporting Canadian content and creators. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Archives of Ontario

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BY ALICE CHEN

May 19, 2021

The Society of Composers, Authors, and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN) will soon be toasting an instantly recognizable political figure, the late Pierre Elliott Trudeau. Mr. Trudeau is being recognized thanks to his having been prime minister during the birth of Cancon in Janua...

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