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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.
The Missing Middle with Mike Moffatt and Sabrina Maddeaux
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 jobs to long-term impacts on housing, wages, and health, they reveal how a shrinking government workforce could shut an entire generation out of shaping Canada’s future. They also dive into what this means for unions, the economy, and why real public service reform must include young voices. If you care about youth employment and the future of Canada’s workforce, you don’t want to miss this!
Chapters
00:00 Introduction
01:00 Federal public service job cuts explained
02:54 Our Video
03:46 The cohort effect and some historical context
05:12 The lack of young public sector workers in shaping policy
07:15 Mike’s experience in the federal public service
09:26 The talent vacuum
10:30 The effects of graduating in a recession
12:26 Ripple effects in the broader economy
13:45 Graduating in a recession can impact your health
16:30 Job hoarding and the role of unions
20:24 Future perspectives
Research/links:
Federal public service job cuts fall heavily on young workers
Sabrina Maddeaux: Striking union should ditch anti-millennial contract demand
How Colleges Broke Canadian Immigration
The Short- and Long-Term Career Effects of Graduating in a Recession
Life-Cycle Impacts of Graduating in a Recession
Hosted by Mike Moffatt & Cara Stern & Sabrina Maddeaux
Produced by Meredith Martin
This podcast is funded by the Neptis Foundation and brought to you by the Smart Prosperity Institute.
