Jun 30, 2026 · 1 hr 10 min · 16 segments
Before becoming the Paula Abdul of Canadian Idol, Sass Jordan was known for her huge voice and bluesy disposition. But the further she leaned into the sleaze, the closer she got to Canadian reality…
These things I do, I do for nobody else but me.
Ooh ooh, I gotta warn ya.
Here comes Canada.
In 1971, the Canadian government introduced rules that require radio and music television stations to play a minimum amount of Canadian content, often referred to simply as CanCon.
Those rules created an alternate musical universe of songs that were only big in Canada, Mac.
Listen to my story.
Listen to me well.
If you're feeling sorry for yourself, I can tell now.
And my name is Mackenzie Cameron, and today on Big in Canada, we are talking about Sass Jordan.
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