Episode 12: Vance’s Anti-Salad Meltdown
What happens when the Vice President of the United States rage-posts about Canada’s “salad bowl immigration” as “insanity”? You get an episode like this — part clapback, part cultural education, and entirely humanizing.
In this lively and honest conversation, Andrea and Hostion unpack JD Vance’s comments about Canadian diversity, the myth of the “melting pot,” historical attempts at monoculture (and why they always collapse), and the real, measurable contributions immigrants bring to Canada’s social, cultural, and economic ecosystem. With humour, storytelling, and a whole lot of fact-checking, we explore unconscious diversity, the history of multiculturalism on Turtle Island, and why monocultural fantasies require coercion, fragility, and fear to survive.
If you care about belonging, immigration, cultural intelligence, or the future of Canada, this episode invites you to challenge the narratives that divide us — and embrace the very diversity that has always shaped who we are.
Episode Sources
JD Vance blames immigration for Canada's 'stagnating' living standards - CBC News
JD Vance defends false claims against Haitians: ‘If I have to create stories . . . that’s what I’m going to do.’ - Rolling Stone Magazine
What is Usha Vance Thinking? - The Cut
Fact-checking JD Vance’s past statements and relationship with Trump - PBS News
A brief history of Our Right to Self Governance: Pre-contact to Post Settlement - Centre for First Nations Governance
On the relation between monocultures and ecosystem services in the Global South: A review - Science Direct
Which Words Did English Take From Other Languages? - Dictionary.com
Reasons Immigrants Stay In Canada - Stats Canada
Highly Skilled Immigrants Twice as Likely to Leave Canada - Institute for Canadian Citizenship
Quiz Sources
Canadian Immigration Acts and Legislation - Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21
List of Prime Ministers of Canada by Birth - Wikipedia