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 • 141 episodes
The Missing Middle with Mike Moffatt and Sabrina Maddeaux
Latest Episodes
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 In this episode, Sabrina Maddeaux and Mike Moffatt unpack how outdated and fragmented privacy laws are slowing innovation, and why aligning too closely with European re...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
How Housing Prices Shape Families
This episode of the Missing Middle podcast explores a new University of Toronto study that highlights housing affordability as a key factor in declining fertil...
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Season 1
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Episode 137
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25:34
Are Boomers Bankrupting the Future?
The conversation highlights the pressing issue of intergenerational tensions in Canada, particularly focusing on the financial burdens faced by younger Canadians. Sabrina discusses the potential consequences of failing to address these issues, ...
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Season 1
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Episode 136
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15:36