I too was surprised at this CanAffco email blasts.
I can imagine Gian Perroni means well, otherwise he wouldn’t put his name on the emails or the site but a “John Doe” monicker. 
But I agree, the blast was done in bad taste or poor judgment – like Simon’s sportsbook affiliates email blast.
So, Gian is back in serving the affiliate market? He ran a company before that offered tracking of affiliate accounts on one site.
Good luck to his new venture.