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The Missing Middle with Mike Moffatt and Sabrina Maddeaux
Welcome to the Missing Middle, a podcast about why the middle class in Canada is disappearing. We hope to help you understand why life is becoming unaffordable for so many in this country, and what can be done to reverse course.
Podcasting since 2023 • 121 episodes
The Missing Middle with Mike Moffatt and Sabrina Maddeaux
Latest Episodes
MURBs & The Housing Plot Twist No One Saw Coming
What do cheesy Jean-Claude Van Damme movies and Canada’s rental housing crisis have in common? Apparently, more than you’d think! In this episode of The Missing Middle, Sabrina Maddeaux and Mike Moffatt hop in their imaginary time machine to ex...
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REITs, Rent & Rage: Canada’s Housing Tug-of-War
In this episode of The Missing Middle, Mike Moffatt and Sabrina Maddeaux unpack the controversy around REITs (Real Estate Investment Trusts) and their role in Canada’s housing crisis. Are REITs really blocking affordable housing, or ...
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Season 1
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Young Workers and the Public Service Purge
In this episode of The Missing Middle, Sabrina Maddeaux and Mike Moffatt break down the massive wave of federal public service job cuts and how they’re slamming young Canadians the hardest. From thousands of lost student and contract j...
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The $6.6 Billion Housing Disaster Politicians Won’t Talk About
Toronto’s housing market is in free fall — new condo sales have plunged 97% since 2021, costing governments $6.6 billion in lost tax revenue every year. In this episode, Sabrina Maddeaux and Mike Moffatt break down shocking new data on record-l...
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Season 1
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Episode 118
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17:45
Broken Zoning: Why We Can’t Fix the Housing Crisis Without a Map
In this episode of The Missing Middle, Sabrina Maddeaux and Mike Moffatt are joined by urban planner Alex Beheshti for a deep dive into one of the most overlooked barriers to solving Canada’s housing crisis: zoning data. Alex makes the...
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Season 1
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Episode 117
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