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The War Over Upzoning Just Escalated
Season 1 Episode 172
Cities across Canada are backing away from upzoning. After agreeing to allow fourplexes and other missing middle housing, municipalities like Calgary…
2 months, 1 week ago
Carney’s Canada After 1 Year: What’s Working (and What’s Not)
Season 1 Episode 171
One year after Mark Carney’s stunning rise to power, how is his government actually performing?
In this episode, we break down the biggest political u…
2 months, 1 week ago
Did Housing Affordability Kill Climate Action?
Season 1 Episode 171
Climate change isn’t topping Canadians’ priority lists anymore, but that doesn’t mean people have stopped caring.
New polling shows only 13% of Canadi…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Rents Are Dropping… So Why Expand Rent Control?
Season 1 Episode 170
Rents are finally falling across Canada. But will it last?
In this episode of Classonomics, Sabrina Maddeaux and Mike Moffatt break down new data fro…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
What’s Making Young Canadians So Unhappy? The Data Is Brutal
Season 1 Episode 169
Young Canadians are now less happy than seniors, and the gap is getting worse.
The latest World Happiness Report shows Canadians under 30 have fallen …
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Greed Vs. Fear: The Economic Policy Killing Canadian Innovation
Season 1 Episode 168
Canada has a massive problem: our national productivity is near the bottom of the G7. Decades of government policies, from free trade to tax cuts, ha…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
The "Zombie Myth" About Why Birth Rates Are Dropping
Season 1 Episode 167
If birth rates are falling, is it really because people want fewer kids—or because they feel like they can’t afford them?
In this episode, Cara Stern …
3 months ago
The Sneaky Tax Hike Nobody Voted For
Season 1 Episode 166
Are provincial governments raising your taxes in secret?
Economist Mike Moffatt and columnist Sabrina Maddeaux expose the hidden mechanism of bracket…
3 months ago
How to Save $130,000 on Your New Home in Ontario
Season 1 Episode 165
For years, the Missing Middle team has advocated for reducing the tax burden on new construction. With pre-construction sales down 95% in some GTA ma…
3 months, 1 week ago
The Inflation Number You Hear vs. The One You Feel
Season 1 Episode 164
If inflation is only around 2–3%, why does everything feel so much more expensive?
In this episode, we break down how inflation is actually measured, …
3 months, 1 week ago