The Missing Middle Podcast

When the Ontario government put together a Housing Affordability Task Force to advise them on housing policy, they got the advice to up-zone the whole province to a minimum of four units on any lot.

The government decided against forcing municipalities to do that, but have advised municipalities that they should voluntarily do so.

Recently, Guelph and Kitchener agreed to craft a bylaw, while Mississauga voted it down. 

Mike and Cara discuss these votes and how multiplexes could improve the housing market.

Hosted by Mike Moffatt and Cara Stern, and produced by Meredith Martin.

Thank you to the PLACE Centre. This podcast is funded by the Neptis Foundation.

Hosted by Mike Moffatt & Cara Stern & Sabrina Maddeaux

Produced by Meredith Martin

Edited by Sean Foreman and Canadian Civil

Since Mike Moffatt has advised Justin Trudeau, and Sean Speer has advised Stephen Harper, we thought it would be fun to get them in a (virtual) room together to discuss how both sides of the political spectrum have changed their approaches on economics in recent years.

Hosted by Mike Moffatt and Cara Stern, and produced by Meredith Martin.

Thank you to the PLACE Centre and funded by the Neptis Foundation.

Hosted by Mike Moffatt & Cara Stern & Sabrina Maddeaux

Produced by Meredith Martin

Edited by Sean Foreman and Canadian Civil

Mike's been talking for years about how Canada isn't considering international students in our immigration numbers. They all need places to live, so this oversight really messes with the housing market.  Finally, politicians are starting to pay attention! He unpacks the story of how we got here and what needs to change.

Hosted by Mike Moffatt and Cara Stern, and produced by Meredith Martin.

Thank you to the PLACE Centre. This podcast is funded by the Neptis Foundation.

Hosted by Mike Moffatt & Cara Stern & Sabrina Maddeaux

Produced by Meredith Martin

Edited by Sean Foreman and Canadian Civil

Sean Speer, editor-at-large for The Hub, joins Cara and Mike to analyze what it means that Doug Ford reversed his land swap, and put the newly rezoned land back into the Greenbelt.

Missing Middle is hosted by Mike Moffatt and Cara Stern, and produced by Meredith Martin.

Thank you to the PLACE Centre. This podcast is funded by the Neptis Foundation.

Hosted by Mike Moffatt & Cara Stern & Sabrina Maddeaux

Produced by Meredith Martin

Edited by Sean Foreman and Canadian Civil

Mike gives an overview of 15 Minute Cities, and why he has some worries about what impact they might have on the middle class.

Then Vass Bednar joins them to talk about why Canada needs more competition, especially in places such as our grocery stores.

Vass Bednar is the founder of Regs to Riches, and a  senior fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation. She's also the executive director of the master of public policy in digital society program at  McMaster University. Find her on social media: @VassB

Hosted by Mike Moffatt and Cara Stern, and produced by Meredith Martin.

Thank you to the PLACE Centre. This podcast is funded by the Neptis Foundation.

Hosted by Mike Moffatt & Cara Stern & Sabrina Maddeaux

Produced by Meredith Martin

Edited by Sean Foreman and Canadian Civil

Welcome to the Missing Middle, a new 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.

Hosted by Mike Moffatt and Cara Stern, and produced by Meredith Martin.

Thank you to the PLACE Centre. This podcast was funded by the Neptis Foundation.

Hosted by Mike Moffatt & Cara Stern & Sabrina Maddeaux

Produced by Meredith Martin

Edited by Sean Foreman and Canadian Civil