PM introduces Joni Mitchell as Lifetime Achievement Award winner

Prime Minister Mark Carney introduced Joni Mitchell by describing her first-ever live performance at a Saskatchewan coffee house.

“Through 19 studio albums, a career spanning more than six decades, Joni drew a map of Canada, oh Canada,” he said, eliciting cheers from the crowd with the reference to A Case of You.

Carney listed Bob Dylan, Sarah McLachlan and Annie Lennox as only some of the artists who covered her songs.

Mitchell took the stage, as the crowd erupted in applause. 

“Good evening Hamilton, I haven’t been here in many, many years, but I’m so glad to be here tonight with our wonderful prime minister,” Mitchell said, before giving a slight dig to the U.S. and again expressing her happiness to be in Hamilton.

“We are so lucky,” she said.

“I want to thank the Junos for this great honour. I’m so glad to be back in Canada.”