He's a case of local boy makes good. He comes from these parts. I went to his concert last year. He had just signed on with producers Paul Anka and David Foster. He's played a lot on the easy radio station I listen to. He seems like a nice guy, like half-way through his concert, he gave out sandwiches to people who might be hungry. I have serious doubts about his success, frankly, because he doesn't seem to have a style of his own. Another thing, he has big names promoting him, but when did you last hear of Paul Anka having a hit???
A side note. Canadian law requires radio's broadcast 33% Canadian content. Despite Michael being Canadian, he is not being treated as such because this CD was done in the States. Bryan Adams' material has also been considered not Canadian enough for favored broadcasting.