In my mind there's a wierd connection between Gordon Lightfoot and Justin Bieber—neither of them is Aboriginal. When I first heard Lightfoot's name (circa 1965) I, like many others, assumed that with a name like that he had to be First Nations. Turns out no, of course. I first heard of Justin on the Gian Ghomesshi show a few years back when Elvira Kurt was talking him up as a lesbian cult hero, a status he enjoyed because he looked so darn tomboy cute. Only I heard his name wrong and I thought, "Justin Beaver, eh? That's so cool, an Indian kid from Ontario hitting the big time."