Vancouver Comment: Nickelback lawyer apologizes for tweet criticizing Juno Awards diversity

B.C. based lawyer-turned-music executive Jonathan Simkin issued an apology Wednesday for what he called a badly-worded tweet.
Simkin, the lawyer for the rock band Nickelback and a co-founder of 604 Records, where he manages acts like Carly Rae Jepsen and Marianas Trench, deleted his Twitter account this week after many took offense to a tweet in which he appeared to criticize the diversity and inclusivity of this year’s Juno Awards, which were held in Vancouver.
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