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The Missing Middle with Mike Moffatt and Sabrina Maddeaux

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Examining Liberal Leadership Housing Promises

February 26, 2025 • Cara Stern, Mike Moffatt, and Meredith Martin

In this episode, Sabrina Maddeaux and Mike Moffatt discuss the federal Liberal leadership race, focusing on how the top contenders are addressing Canada's housing crisis. They analyze the candidates' policies, including Mark Carney's vague housing promises, Chrystia Freeland's tax cuts for first-time homebuyers, and Karina Gould's approach to generational change. The conversation highlights the candidates' proposals and the need for a vision that resonates with younger Canadians. They also provide advice for the candidates and make predictions about the outcome of the race. (This episode was recorded on Friday February 21st at 10am and later that day Ruby Dhalla was disqualified from the race.)

Chapters

00:00 Introduction

01:59 The candidates

02:25 Housing has taken a back seat to Trump

06:54 Platform analysis - Mark Carney

10:21 Platform analysis - Chrystia Freeland

19:48 Platform analysis - Karina Gould

24:20 Where’s the vision?

27:00 Unaddressed issues in the leadership race

28:59 Advice for Liberal leadership candidates

30:34 Ranked ballot system - vote your ideals

31:39 Predictions for the leadership race outcome