Maybe people are buying 35% less shitty music.

Shows ta go ya, get the fuck outta North America if you wanna make money at music... OR do what Dick Dale recommends, indie tour with a truckload of CD's for sale.
Music ain't for lazy folks, or those afraid of selling themselves.
I suspect the days of big fuckin' music companies, and astronomical profits are numbered.

Doesn't Canada also have some pretty weak-toothed personal anti-piracy laws as well?

Canada taxs blank CDs and other recording media to compensate the music industry for its potential loses for their copyright laws. No mention of that in the article though.