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Meredith Martin 🇨🇦

@meredithmartin.bsky.social
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Journalist. Producer of the Missing Middle podcast. Formerly with The Agenda with Steve Paikin www.youtube.com/@MissingMiddlePodca…

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Meredith Martin 🇨🇦 @meredithmartin.bsky.social · 4h
Drops mic 🎤
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Dr. Mike P. Moffatt @mikepmoffatt.bsky.social · 17h
As promised, our new interview with Bank of Canada Governor Carolyn Rogers, where we discuss housing affordability, productivity, how the BoC thinks about housing when making rate decisions, and whether Canada is an optimal currency area. Watch here:
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Bank of Canada’s Carolyn Rogers on Productivity, Trade-offs, and Housing
Join us for an exclusive post-speech interview with Bank of Canada Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Rogers following her address to the Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce and CFA Society Victoria. In this conversation, Rogers sits down to unpack her frank speech on Canada's housing affordability di
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Dr. Mike P. Moffatt @mikepmoffatt.bsky.social · 20h
Bonus episode! Today at 5 PM EST, we'll release an interview with Bank of Canada Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Rogers, where we'll chat about the housing crisis, the relationship between interest rates and housing affordability, and how housing is measured in the CPI.
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Meredith Martin 🇨🇦 @meredithmartin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Why are young workers paying into a safety net that rarely covers them? @SabrinaMaddeaux & @MikepMoffatt dig into Canada's Employment Insurance program and how to fix a safety net built for another era.
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Meredith Martin 🇨🇦 @meredithmartin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Goat
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Meredith Martin 🇨🇦 @meredithmartin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Amazing
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Meredith Martin 🇨🇦 @meredithmartin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Decades after his original bestseller offered foundational advice to young Canadians, @wealthy_barber reflects on how drastically the economic landscape has shifted and why writing his updated edition proved far more challenging. @MikepMoffatt says some interesting things too ;)
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Meredith Martin 🇨🇦 @meredithmartin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The transit system in Ottawa really does live up to the hype. It has exceeded my expectations for just how unbelievably bad transit can be in a capital city of more than a million people.
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Meredith Martin 🇨🇦 @meredithmartin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
How did bike lanes become the ultimate political wedge issue? Cara Stern & Tom Babin dig into it in today's episode of Demografix.
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Meredith Martin 🇨🇦 @meredithmartin.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
This is a great visualization of the way American politics does work in any way for the median voter. www.nytimes.com/inte...
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Meredith Martin 🇨🇦 @meredithmartin.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
We have so few elevators in North America because they are so expensive to build. And the way we get more is by changing the building code, says Adam Mongrain of More and Better Homes in this feature interview with @MikePMoffatt
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Meredith Martin 🇨🇦 @meredithmartin.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
The best place to get soup dumplings in Toronto is Markham
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Meredith Martin 🇨🇦 @meredithmartin.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Ontario has a power grid problem. Today's deeply nerdy episode of the Missing Middle podcast examines "the last mile" of infrastructure quietly halting major housing projects across the province. With @SabrinaMaddeaux & @MikePMoffatt
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Meredith Martin 🇨🇦 @meredithmartin.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Toronto sports on a warm summer night is ♥️😘🥰
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Meredith Martin 🇨🇦 @meredithmartin.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
The most profoundly effective response to this whole renaming-of-Lake-Ontario thing would be silence. No media coverage in Canada. Ignore it. Also ignore the toddler who is losing a war he started in Iran. Let only official negotiators respond. Other than that, enjoy your life.
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Meredith Martin 🇨🇦 @meredithmartin.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
“The bond market doesn’t mess around.” youtube.com/shorts/L...
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Meredith Martin 🇨🇦 @meredithmartin.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
We see that when a growing share of the population is past retirement age and unlikely to benefit from economic growth, politics becomes more zero-sum and investment in growth declines. @MikePMoffatt & @SabrinaMaddeaux dig into it on today's Classonomics.
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Meredith Martin 🇨🇦 @meredithmartin.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
I’ve been to two games. Good times. But…
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Will uncomplimentary coverage of the WNBA cost you your seat in the Toronto Tempo’s press box?
After writing a critical column on the WNBA, the Globe’s Cathal Kelly had his credential application to Tuesday’s Tempo-Fever game denied
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Meredith Martin 🇨🇦 @meredithmartin.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
On today's DemograFix, Cara Stern & @MikePMoffatt discuss how form-based zoning could be a way to actually get density built in places where it's already allowed but practically impossible to do.
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Meredith Martin 🇨🇦 @meredithmartin.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
"Ambition requires a belief that you have meaningful control over your future. With so much uncertainty today, it can feel pointless to prepare for tomorrow." www.nytimes.com/2026...
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Meredith Martin 🇨🇦 @meredithmartin.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
I have been seeing headlines about Count Binface for a while and was waiting for someone to put together a quick narrative video explainer. Hats off, as always, to the @nytimes www.nytimes.com/vide...
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Meredith Martin 🇨🇦 @meredithmartin.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Canada’s growing debt isn’t just a problem for governments; it could shape the future for younger generations. @SabrinaMaddeaux & @MikePMoffatt dig into this on today's podcast episode.
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Meredith Martin 🇨🇦 @meredithmartin.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
"We end up with declining fertility not becuase women have stopped wanting families but because the math of building one keeps getting harder." @SabrinaMaddeaux speaks hard truths with @MikePMoffatt in today's podcast episdoe.
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Meredith Martin 🇨🇦 @meredithmartin.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
It's not that you run out of land; it's that you make that land artificially scarce, drive up the price, and only the richest families can afford to continue living in the city. On toay's Classonomics @MikePMoffatt & @SabrinaMaddeaux examine the rise of "leapfrog development."
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Meredith Martin 🇨🇦 @meredithmartin.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
What followed were years of what scouts often call Type 2 fun, the kind that is genuinely miserable while it’s happening but becomes a story you tell for the rest of your life. www.nytimes.com/2026...
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Meredith Martin 🇨🇦 @meredithmartin.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
“Yet another review of earaudio found that people who sighed frequently were not necessarily burdened by negative emotions.”
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What Scientists Learned by Eavesdropping on Thousands of People
After researchers found that we’re speaking less and less each year, Shayla Love spent a week collecting audio recordings from her own life.
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Dr. Mike P. Moffatt @mikepmoffatt.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
New piece at the Globe. We look at who is moving out of the City of Toronto (along with Vancouver, Montreal, and Peel Region), and how it is negatively impacting our economy and productivity, and increasing political polarization:
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Who are Canada’s big city leavers? Mainly 25 to 44-year-olds, with young children
Outmigration brings benefits and costs to smaller communities, but at the end of the day, we lose when cities price out their middle class
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Meredith Martin 🇨🇦 @meredithmartin.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
“My hunch was that middle-aged men are just an unsaturated market for diet information, because they haven’t been inundated with as much of it as women have been.“ www.nytimes.com/2023...
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Meredith Martin 🇨🇦 @meredithmartin.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
When a business faces a labour shortage, the free market says it should raise wages. So why is Canada’s government stepping in to make labour cheaper instead? Cara Stern & @MikePMoffatt explain:
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Meredith Martin 🇨🇦 @meredithmartin.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Even after return-to-office mandates, people are still leaving Canada's biggest cities. Why? @SabrinaMaddeaux argues crime and disorder are an overlooked part of the story, while @MikePMoffatt points to the broader forces driving the urban exodus.
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Meredith Martin 🇨🇦 @meredithmartin.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
I’m not a huge fan of WFH but it does have some benefits
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Meredith Martin 🇨🇦 @meredithmartin.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
HAPPY CANADA DAY from everyone at the Missing Middle. On today’s episode, the entire team reflects on what makes Canada special and what gives us hope for its future. @MikePMoffatt @SabrinaMaddeaux Cara Stern
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Meredith Martin 🇨🇦 @meredithmartin.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Have barely left my house because it’s too hot to breath but during a 15 minute errand I did overhear some saying that kawhi leonard was traded back to the raptors. I’m happy my jersey will see the light of day once more.
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Meredith Martin 🇨🇦 @meredithmartin.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
“Running is one of the most reliable forms of mood regulation that we have,” www.nytimes.com/2026...
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Meredith Martin 🇨🇦 @meredithmartin.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Where’s the bandwagon? I’m hopping on.
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Canada strikes late to overcome South Africa, extend groundbreaking World Cup run
Stephen Eustaquio’s brilliant goal in 92nd minute propels team to round of 16 for first time
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Meredith Martin 🇨🇦 @meredithmartin.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
The soccer vibes in Canadian host cities are real, but the profits are an illusion. On today's Classonomics, @MikePMoffatt & @SabrinaMaddeaux break down the economics of Canada's participation as a co-host of this year's World Cup.
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Cara Stern @carastern.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Watch the full episode on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts. www.youtube.com/watc... 2/3
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"Wait Until 2060": Canada's Housing Plan for Young People
Canada's Federal Housing Advocate says it could take until 2060 for all Canadians to have access to an affordable home. Is that just a realistic target? And is it reasonable to ask an entire generation to give up on their homeownership dreams for the next 3.5 decades? On this week on DemograFix, Mi
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Cara Stern @carastern.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
You can't solve homelessness if the middle class is still priced out of homes, so focus on the solutions that help everyone. That's what Dr. Mike P. Moffatt argues on today's episode of the Missing Middle podcast. 1/3
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Meredith Martin 🇨🇦 @meredithmartin.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
In today's episode, @MikePMoffatt talks to Vancouver realtor and Loonie Hour host @SteveSaretsky to break down the growing cracks in Canada’s real estate market, including the political fallout surrounding B.C.’s controversial Cowichan land title ruling.
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Alex Usher @alexusherhesa.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
This weekend I took a return flight to Ottawa to visit my dad. Total flight time about 1h30. Total delays getting to/from Ottawa: over 6 hours. Not Air Canada's best weekend.
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Meredith Martin 🇨🇦 @meredithmartin.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Soccer is basically just an excuse for thousands of men to hang out and sing together and still feel masculine. (I’m all for it, but you could also join a choir. Just say’n.)
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Meredith Martin 🇨🇦 @meredithmartin.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
"The rise of billionaires is accelerating at the same time that workers are getting a smaller share of the wealth that national economies are creating." www.nytimes.com/2026...
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Meredith Martin 🇨🇦 @meredithmartin.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Tesla is worth almost five times more than Toyota, though it sells approximately one-sixth the number of cars. That’s because Tesla now says its future isn’t cars anymore, but the humanoid robots it will someday produce.
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Opinion | The SpaceX I.P.O. Shows Us What’s Wrong With Our Stock Market
The SpaceX I.P.O. proves the stock market has become a hype machine.
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Cara Stern @carastern.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
And for those who prefer reading, the transcript is available here: www.missingmiddleini... 3/3
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Community Is a Machine, and We’re All Cogs
Why volunteering, shared spaces, and knowing your neighbours may matter just as much as housing and urban design.
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Cara Stern @carastern.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
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The Secret to Building Strong Communities
Why does modern life feel so disconnected? In this episode, Cara Stern sits down with journalist and Scout leader Harrison Lowman to talk about the decline of community in Canada, and what it takes to rebuild it. From scouting and volunteering to neighbourhood pubs, churches, and “third spaces,” the
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Cara Stern @carastern.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Community is a machine, and if you participate in keeping it running, it'll be there for you when you need it. We talk about that today on the Missing Middle podcast with The Hub editor Harrison Lowman. 1/3
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Meredith Martin 🇨🇦 @meredithmartin.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
How does housing unaffordability and horrendous congestion affect friendships and exacerbate social isolation? It's one of the many consequences of Canada's housing crisis that @SabrinaMaddeaux and Cara Stern explore on today's episode of The Missing Middle.
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Meredith Martin 🇨🇦 @meredithmartin.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
🍌🍌🍌 “…a senior couple earning up to a combined $181,994 can each receive the full benefit, while a couple over 75 earning up to $308,392 can each still receive a partial benefit.” 🍌🍌🍌
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Opinion: As Canada faces crippling debt, it must do the unpopular thing and cut elderly benefits
The government can reduce its spending while better targeting those genuinely in need
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Meredith Martin 🇨🇦 @meredithmartin.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Canada’s fertility rate has fallen to just 1.25 children per woman, one of the lowest in the developed world. But what’s actually driving the decline? On today's DemograFix, ⁠@MikePMoffatt and ⁠Cara Stern break down the data behind Canada’s collapsing birth rate.
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Meredith Martin 🇨🇦 @meredithmartin.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
The capital gains exemption on primary residences costs Ottawa $8B a year in lost revenue, yet remains a political third rail. On today's podcast episode, @SabrinaMaddeaux and @MikePMoffatt explain how Canada taxes home profits compared with the rest of the world.
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