The Missing Middle Podcast
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 • 142 episodes
The Missing Middle Podcast
Latest Episodes
Ask Me Anything: Housing, Transit, and Our Podcast’s Future
In this special Ask Me Anything episode of The Missing Middle, the full team answers your biggest viewer questions on housing, transit, immigration, and affordability — and we share a major announcement about the future of the podcast. We also ...
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Season 1
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Episode 141
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31:20
Fixing Canada’s Health Data Rules Without Killing Innovation
Is Canada’s life sciences and health tech sector heading toward a code red? In this episode, Sabrina Maddeaux and Mike Moffatt unpack how outdated and fragmented privacy laws are slowing innovation, and why aligning too closely with European re...
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Season 1
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Episode 140
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11:39
Grading Provinces on Housing: Who Earned an A and Who Deserves Detention?
In this episode of the Missing Middle, hosts Cara Stern and Mike Moffatt break down his latest “home score” report, grading every Canadian province on housing. Atlantic provinces like New Brunswick and P.E.I. lead the way, while Ontario struggl...
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Season 1
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Episode 139
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23:23
Are We Ignoring a Generation of Struggling Young Men?
In this episode of the Missing Middle Podcast, Sabrina Maddeaux and Mike Moffatt break down a major shift in Canada’s income trends: men over retirement age are now earning more than men aged 25–34. They explain how seniors’ incomes have increa...
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Season 1
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Episode 138
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18:21