The Missing Middle Podcast

News & Politics Podcasts

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.

Episodes

Parking Is Ruining Our Cities. Here’s Why | Henry Grabar

The "Kitchen Window Test": Why Modern Housing Fails Kids

Did Ontario Turn a Blind Eye to Career College Fraud? | Alex Usher

Why Nobody Can Afford to Have Fun Anymore

Housing Promises: What Works, What Doesn’t, and What’s Missing

Stealing From the Future: The High Cost of Senior Benefits

The "Empty Land" Myth: Why Canada Can’t Just Sprout New Cities

What Happens When an Outsider Runs for Party Leader? | Eric Lombardi

Is the Housing Crisis Radicalizing Young Voters?

Bank of Canada’s Carolyn Rogers on Productivity, Trade-offs, and Housing

Paying In, Locked Out: Why EI Fails Young People

Can Egg Freezing Really Delay Your Biological Clock?

Dragon’s Den Legend Reacts To Today’s Squeezed Economy: Interview with David Chilton

Why Everyone Is Fighting Over Bike Lanes

Canada Joins the EU?

Canada Could Build Better Homes AND Make Them Cheaper

Should Parents Get the Right to Vote for Their Kids?

We Want 1.5 Million New Homes. But Can We Power Them?

Trump, Tariffs and Canada’s Next Move

Why Developers Only Seem to Build McMansions