Not sure if there's a personal level - perhaps in passing at different musicvenues they might run into each other around town. Bidini is a sports fan like Gord so there's that connection too..
http://www.corfid.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=19742
http://www.thestar.com/news/insight/article/654220
video -
http://archives.cbc.ca/arts_entertai...ic/clips/4635/ - Laurie Brown narrates - she moderated the CBC Songwriters show in January with Lightfoot and Gord Downie..lord she's been around forever..lol
http://radiofreecanuckistan.blogspot...s-of-past.html
The Rheostatics were never on my radar - wouldn't know one of their songs to save my life but they're an important part of the Canadian musical scene.