How can renters become first-time buyers? @SabrinaMaddeaux & @MikePMoffatt propose concrete policies that the government could implement right now. (Hint: acknowledge inflation is real)

And then one day you wake up and realize being right is overrated.

The world is built on relationships, not leverage, and relationships are built on reciprocity and respect. It is not Trump’s genius to recognize America’s unused strength; it is his blindness to see that our strength was a function of our restraint.

"In a way the cowards and opportunists enabling Trump are more to blame for where we are than Trump and company themselves: monsters are monsters and can’t help themselves, but the enablers have a choice. And they have chosen, again and again, to accommodate and facilitate evil."

"But those in media who choose to treat propaganda as the story, to begin from lies rather than from events, are also complicit."

New episode! We explore how ownership is quietly disappearing from everyday life, and what that means for consumers, younger generations, and the economy as a whole. Watch "You’ll Own Nothing and Be Happy: Is That Our Future?" here: www.youtube.com/watc...

The perception of crime is more important than the actual crime data when it comes to living in a high-trust country like Canada. Today on the pod @SabrinaMaddeaux & @MikepMoffatt discuss the rise of transit crime and disorder in our cities and how it impacts public perception.

“… what’s more important is that we realize where we are right now, that we don’t try to sugarcoat and sanewash what’s happening: A petulant, violent and deranged individual is running America.”

USA: Greenland is ours, Venezuelan oil is ours, go ICE! Canada: Have you seen Heated Rivalry? It’s quite popular.

What generation you're born in dictates so much of what kind of life you'll have in Canada. That's the argument @mikepmoffatt.bsky.social makes on the first episode of Demografix, a Missing Middle podcast.

Every prediction the development industry made 20 years ago about the Greenbelt and what would happen to land/home prices has happened. And every prediction the McGuinty government made was wrong. @SabrinaMaddeaux & @MikepMoffatt get into it on today's episode of Classonomics.

❤️🇨🇦✌🏽After watching the series “about 15 times”, she feels that her brain has been “rewired – for the better”. “I’m open to dating and love again,” she said. “Thanks, Canada.”

I’ve been rereading Boom, Bust and Echo and I’ve suddenly realized that Canada does not have a productivity problem, it has a wage problem.

New Year, new podcasts! Canada is in the midst of a never-ending housing crisis, and life for young Canadians feels increasingly unaffordable and precarious. So, naturally, The Missing Middle is expanding to two shows a week! @SabrinaMaddeax, @MikePMoffatt & @CaraStern

How will the American legal system look to the international audience following the Maduro case if the presiding judge starts to nod off in the afternoons? The 92-Year-Old Judge in the Maduro Case Must Step Aside www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/o...

Good morning, oil watchers! Brent crude prices briefly collapsed below $60/bbl earlier this morning before popping back above $61/bbl. Oil market not quite sure what to make of Venezuela news—volatile and uncertain immediate impact, months-to-years effect likely bearish.

I made this transition 5 years ago and will never look back “ Hands down, though, my favorite listening experience is a memoir read by its author. You can’t beat the intimacy of a story in the voice of the person who lived it.”

“I presume these provisions were originally intended to stimulate the real estate industry. Today, they insulate multibillionaires.“

Everyone agrees that Canada needs to reform health-tech regulations, but @MikepMoffat is worried we're sleepwalking into copying the EU. The EU isn't good at it either! @SabrinaMaddeaux & Mike get into it on this week's Missing Middle pod.

It’s called crony capitalism

In an industry where it can feel increasingly rare to see talk matched by walk, Reiner stood out.

‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens https://theonion.com/no-way-to-prevent-this-says-only-nation-where-this-regularly-happens-3/

Rob Reiner: I'm going to make a coming of age drama, a fantasy adventure story, a romantic comedy, a psychological horror and then a courtroom drama. Us: Across your entire career? Reiner: In a 6 year period. Us: That sounds- Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.

I’m reading the Margret Atwood memoir. I’ve read at least 5 of her books mostly in my teens and 20s. …

Sometimes cities put in policies like inclusionary zoning that end up increasing the cost of market-rate homes. Why do they keep implementing policies that don't work? @mikepmoffatt.bsky.social grades every province on its housing policies in a new report by the Missing Middle Initiative.

New Episode! We discuss the HOMES Report Card, which grades every Canadian province on housing. Atlantic provinces lead the way, while Ontario struggles, with high costs forcing young people to stay home longer or move away. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watc...

MMI has been taking heat from Liberal partisans that our housing work ignores the provinces. Yesterday, we released a comprehensive provincial housing report card. And no response from them. Were they really concerned about the provinces? Read:

Once in my life I’d like for everyone to do the thing that I asked them to do without me reminding them. Just once.

Toronto: Snowed for a number of hours, got warmer, turned to slush and is about to freeze. Good times.

The good news is that senior men now earn more than in the 1970s. The bad news is that young men don't. @SabrinaMaddeaux & @MikepMoffatt dig into the numbers, and how/why young men have been left behind, on today's Missing Middle pod

Yes, it's obvious that people are having fewer kids because they can't afford appropriate housing, but now there's a study to prove it!!! @MikepMoffatt & @CaraStern get into it on this week's episode of the Missing Middle podcast.

Here it is, folks: The World of Higher Education - Year in Review 2025. Everything you need to know about where the sector is going across the globe right now in one convenient package. There will be a quiz.

In another life, I was a union branch president, and I often tried to explain how capital has been kicking the shit out of labour for 50 years, and that it has to stop! @profgalloway does it much better than I ever could. Happy (American) Thanksgiving ✌️

Ive been very lucky in my career to have worked with smart, talented, fun people. It’s a great organizing principle for a happy life. Highly recommend 💪🏼🤓

Why are young people paying disproportionately more tax to fund benefits for the wealthiest generation in history? This is a great question, one @SabrinaMaddeaux & @MikepMoffat tackle on today's episode of the Missing Middle podcast.

"Because BCH and the design catalogue are based on rules and regulations as they are today, and the federal government lacks an agenda to modernize these rules, Canada’s performance in innovative homebuilding will continue to lag."

I’m just going to put this here: “The animal has been linked to more than 50 attacks and four deaths in the region this year,”

Canada is often described as three banks in a trench coat. Hopefully, these new regulations around the creation of Canadian dollar-backed stablecoins will shake things up a bit. @MikePMoffatt @SabrinaMaddeaux discuss it on today's Missing Middle pod

Is rent control a progressive policy that helps tenants, or is it a regressive policy that benefits long-term tenants over new renters, often younger ones? @carastern & @MikePMoffatt take a look at the many sides of rent control. Hello distributional consequences!👋👋👋

Given that wealth yields political power, the more accumulation, the less likely redistribution becomes.

My favourite new thing about getting old is when I’m wearing reading glasses and then I try and put another pair of reading glasses on top because I’ve forgotten I’m already wearing them. It’s fine, I’M FINE!

The province just lowered its housing forecast again in the Fall Economic Statement (FES). There will be 17,000 fewer homes by 2028, leaving Ontario 390,000 homes short of its goal. The crisis isn’t slowing. It’s accelerating because all levels of gov still can't act with cohesion or conviction.

I’m still thinking about that game. What a team. 108 days until spring training.

This October had a lifetime’s worth of baseball drama in just four weeks. What a joy it’s been. Thank you @bluejays! You’re an incredible team! 💙💙⚾️💙💙

I wept reading this

Jays in 7!

Jays in six, LETS GOOOO!

Millions of Canadians have experienced the special hell that is waiting on hold for someone from CRA to answer. You may even be one of the nearly 80k taxpayers who were wrongfully assessed last year. @MikePMoffatt & @SabrinaMaddeaux examine what the data is telling us about CRA

Baseball is the absolute best sport for stories and storytelling. This summary of last night's 18-inning WS game by (GOAT) Joe Posnanski is perfect www.joeposnanski.com... HT @MikePMoffatt