The Tragically Hip has responded to an online dispute over the use of its music, saying a venue that recently hosted Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has a music licence and did not need 'specific permissions' to play one of the band's songs.
Paul Langlois and Rob Baker accept the award for The Tragically Hip winning the award for Group of the Year at the Juno awards show, April 2, 2017, in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
The latest development comes after a Twitter user asked the band on Saturday whether it knew Poilievre had used the band's music at an event in the Stoney Creek community of Hamilton, Ont.saying, "It is our expectation that brands, political parties, or public figures wishing to use our music for a campaign first seek our approval. When we began to see posts and tweets from the event this weekend, the specifics were unclear.
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