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Canadians Are Choosing Affordability Over Density
Canadians are increasingly trading density, transit, and proximity for space, affordability, and a chance to stay middle class.
 • Mike Moffatt
Our Federal Budget Submission: A Plan to Make Housing Attainable Again
Policy ideas to help builders build, families buy, and renters find stable homes.
 • Mike Moffatt
Can Markets Be Fair If Prices Aren’t Transparent?
A conversation on algorithmic pricing, consumer protection, and the future of digital markets in Canada.
 • Cara Stern, Missing Middle Initiative, and Meredith Martin
The Missing Middle - Live Podcast Taping, June 1st, at The National Club in Toronto!
Tickets available now
 • Missing Middle Initiative
Canada Needs a Real Housing Plan. We’re Building One.
The Homes and Growth Coalition is creating a national housing blueprint and looking for partners to help make it happen.
 • Mike Moffatt
Canada’s $25 Billion Sovereign Wealth Fund Explained
Why the new debt-financed initiative is drawing criticism, and how it measures up against the world-famous Norwegian oil fund.
 • Missing Middle Initiative, Meredith Martin, and Mike Moffatt
Ontario’s Development Charge Reform Is Here. What Happens Next?
How development charges became one of the biggest hidden costs driving Ontario’s housing affordability crisis.
 • Missing Middle Initiative, Mike Moffatt, and Cara Stern
The CPP Paradox: Why Canadians Are Taking Less Money on Purpose
The math says wait. The economy says cash out now. Here’s why more Canadians are claiming CPP early, even when it could cost them six figures in…
 • Missing Middle Initiative and Mike Colledge
Brain Drain Is a Policy Failure, Not a Loyalty Problem
Stop Blaming Young Canadians for Leaving
 • Sabrina Maddeaux, Mike Moffatt, and Missing Middle Initiative
Policy Two-Pager: Rethinking Development Charges
The case for lower-cost, more transparent infrastructure funding
 • Missing Middle Initiative
The Housing Debate Is Changing and We’re Not Letting Up
A major weekend for housing policy, a major month ahead for reform and a live Toronto event you won’t want to miss.
 • Missing Middle Initiative
The Great Canadian Generational Divide: How Young People are Squeezed from Two Sides
The hidden forces reshaping wealth, housing, and opportunity across generations in Canada
 • Missing Middle Initiative, Cara Stern, Mike Moffatt, and Meredith Martin
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