Journalist. Host of http://missingmiddlepodcast.com w/ @mikepmoffatt
Formerly producer @TheAgenda.
Often mad about policies that aren't based on data.
Canada is becoming less of a meritocracy over time, which is causing some major problems. It shouldn't be the case that who your parents are is the biggest determinant of whether you'll be successful, but it's becoming increasingly true.
We discuss that today on DemograFix.
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While advocating for more homes, I've been told many times that young Canadians need to get used to renting apartments. That it's the norm in Europe.
But our apartments are nothing like European family-sized apartments. We explain why on this week's DemograFix.
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The City of Toronto approved six-storey units on major roads. But bureaucracy is still killing these projects.
I was so mad about this article, I had to rant about it. I can't believe councillors are still fighting for "neighbourhood character" in 2026.
It’s time to rethink the systems that don't work for the next generation. As the global order shifts, how can Canada seize this opportunity to build an economy that works for all generations?
We talk about that today on the Missing Middle podcast.
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The unemployment rate in Canada isn't bad, but that's not telling the full story.
Talk to young workers, or anyone trying to switch jobs, and you’ll hear a very different story.
@sabrinamaddeaux and @mikepmoffatt talk about that on the Missing Middle podcast today.
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Yesterday, the Bank of Canada's Tiff Macklem acknowledged that we are starting to see evidence of AI taking away entry-level jobs.
@mikepmoffatt and I delve into that evidence today on DemograFix, on the Missing Middle Podcast.
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Today on DemograFix, @mikepmoffatt and I do a re-reading of the Canadian classic book Boom, Bust, and Echo, to see what the authors got right and what they got wrong.
It's amazing to see how many of our current problems were predictable 30 years ahead of time.
What generation you're born in dictates so much of what kind of life you'll have in Canada.
That's the argument @mikepmoffatt makes on the first episode of Demografix, a Missing Middle podcast.