Meredith Martin 🇨🇦
@meredithmartin.bsky.social
Journalist. Producer of the Missing Middle podcast. Formerly with The Agenda with Steve Paikin
https://www.youtube.com/@MissingMiddlePodcast
https://www.youtube.com/@MissingMiddlePodcast
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Satisfaction with government action on housing is stuck around 20% across every level. New poll for the Canadian Home Builders Association shows Canadians expect Ottawa to lead but think it’s falling short. abacusdata.ca/unlocking-h...
February 6, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Satisfaction with government action on housing is stuck around 20% across every level. New poll for the Canadian Home Builders Association shows Canadians expect Ottawa to lead but think it’s falling short. abacusdata.ca/unlocking-h...
There used to be this thing called a starter home, but what does that even mean anymore? And what are the consequences of locking a generation out of accessing it? @SabrinaMaddeaux has some ideas.
February 4, 2026 at 6:05 PM
There used to be this thing called a starter home, but what does that even mean anymore? And what are the consequences of locking a generation out of accessing it? @SabrinaMaddeaux has some ideas.
“…much capital is flowing into the AI sector… But in the rest of the economy, hiring has stopped, wage growth is slowing, prices are rising and consumer confidence is plumbing record lows.”
Opinion: AI won’t take your job, but the AI bubble might
Fewer than 5 per cent of layoffs in the U.S last year resulted from AI adoption, one study found
www.theglobeandmail.com
February 1, 2026 at 1:57 PM
“…much capital is flowing into the AI sector… But in the rest of the economy, hiring has stopped, wage growth is slowing, prices are rising and consumer confidence is plumbing record lows.”
Canada has an opportunity to learn from policy mistakes of the past. On today’s episode we see how Boom, Bust & Echo predicted our current problems and discuss how we can fix them. 🇨🇦❤️
Today on DemograFix, @mikepmoffatt.bsky.social 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.
It's amazing to see how many of our current problems were predictable 30 years ahead of time.
January 30, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Canada has an opportunity to learn from policy mistakes of the past. On today’s episode we see how Boom, Bust & Echo predicted our current problems and discuss how we can fix them. 🇨🇦❤️
How can renters become first-time buyers? @SabrinaMaddeaux & @MikePMoffatt propose concrete policies that the government could implement right now. (Hint: acknowledge inflation is real)
January 28, 2026 at 5:39 PM
How can renters become first-time buyers? @SabrinaMaddeaux & @MikePMoffatt propose concrete policies that the government could implement right now. (Hint: acknowledge inflation is real)
And then one day you wake up and realize being right is overrated.
January 27, 2026 at 3:52 AM
And then one day you wake up and realize being right is overrated.
The world is built on relationships, not leverage, and relationships are built on reciprocity and respect. It is not Trump’s genius to recognize America’s unused strength; it is his blindness to see that our strength was a function of our restraint.
Opinion | Trump Just Proved Mark Carney’s Point
Canada’s prime minister sees the president all too well.
www.nytimes.com
January 26, 2026 at 3:07 AM
The world is built on relationships, not leverage, and relationships are built on reciprocity and respect. It is not Trump’s genius to recognize America’s unused strength; it is his blindness to see that our strength was a function of our restraint.
"In a way the cowards and opportunists enabling Trump are more to blame for where we are than Trump and company themselves: monsters are monsters and can’t help themselves, but the enablers have a choice. And they have chosen, again and again, to accommodate and facilitate evil."
January 25, 2026 at 11:46 PM
"In a way the cowards and opportunists enabling Trump are more to blame for where we are than Trump and company themselves: monsters are monsters and can’t help themselves, but the enablers have a choice. And they have chosen, again and again, to accommodate and facilitate evil."
"But those in media who choose to treat propaganda as the story, to begin from lies rather than from events, are also complicit."
Lies and Lawlessness
The Camps, the Executions, and the Future
open.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 7:36 PM
"But those in media who choose to treat propaganda as the story, to begin from lies rather than from events, are also complicit."
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New episode! We explore how ownership is quietly disappearing from everyday life, and what that means for consumers, younger generations, and the economy as a whole.
Watch "You’ll Own Nothing and Be Happy: Is That Our Future?" here:
www.youtube.com/watc...
Watch "You’ll Own Nothing and Be Happy: Is That Our Future?" here:
www.youtube.com/watc...
January 23, 2026 at 2:37 PM
New episode! We explore how ownership is quietly disappearing from everyday life, and what that means for consumers, younger generations, and the economy as a whole.
Watch "You’ll Own Nothing and Be Happy: Is That Our Future?" here:
www.youtube.com/watc...
Watch "You’ll Own Nothing and Be Happy: Is That Our Future?" here:
www.youtube.com/watc...
The perception of crime is more important than the actual crime data when it comes to living in a high-trust country like Canada. Today on the pod @SabrinaMaddeaux & @MikepMoffatt discuss the rise of transit crime and disorder in our cities and how it impacts public perception.
January 21, 2026 at 3:30 PM
The perception of crime is more important than the actual crime data when it comes to living in a high-trust country like Canada. Today on the pod @SabrinaMaddeaux & @MikepMoffatt discuss the rise of transit crime and disorder in our cities and how it impacts public perception.
“… what’s more important is that we realize where we are right now, that we don’t try to sugarcoat and sanewash what’s happening: A petulant, violent and deranged individual is running America.”
It’s Sundowning in America
A presidential mind is a dangerous thing to lose
open.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 1:35 PM
“… what’s more important is that we realize where we are right now, that we don’t try to sugarcoat and sanewash what’s happening: A petulant, violent and deranged individual is running America.”
USA: Greenland is ours, Venezuelan oil is ours, go ICE!
Canada: Have you seen Heated Rivalry? It’s quite popular.
Canada: Have you seen Heated Rivalry? It’s quite popular.
January 19, 2026 at 11:22 PM
USA: Greenland is ours, Venezuelan oil is ours, go ICE!
Canada: Have you seen Heated Rivalry? It’s quite popular.
Canada: Have you seen Heated Rivalry? It’s quite popular.
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What generation you're born in dictates so much of what kind of life you'll have in Canada.
That's the argument @mikepmoffatt.bsky.social makes on the first episode of Demografix, a Missing Middle podcast.
That's the argument @mikepmoffatt.bsky.social makes on the first episode of Demografix, a Missing Middle podcast.
January 16, 2026 at 3:31 PM
What generation you're born in dictates so much of what kind of life you'll have in Canada.
That's the argument @mikepmoffatt.bsky.social makes on the first episode of Demografix, a Missing Middle podcast.
That's the argument @mikepmoffatt.bsky.social makes on the first episode of Demografix, a Missing Middle podcast.
Every prediction the development industry made 20 years ago about the Greenbelt and what would happen to land/home prices has happened. And every prediction the McGuinty government made was wrong. @SabrinaMaddeaux & @MikepMoffatt get into it on today's episode of Classonomics.
January 14, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Every prediction the development industry made 20 years ago about the Greenbelt and what would happen to land/home prices has happened. And every prediction the McGuinty government made was wrong. @SabrinaMaddeaux & @MikepMoffatt get into it on today's episode of Classonomics.
❤️🇨🇦✌🏽After watching the series “about 15 times”, she feels that her brain has been “rewired – for the better”. “I’m open to dating and love again,” she said. “Thanks, Canada.”
Women are feral for Heated Rivalry. What does that say about men?
The explosive popularity of the gay hockey TV drama reveals women’s desire for sex and romance without violence or hierarchy
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2026 at 3:24 AM
❤️🇨🇦✌🏽After watching the series “about 15 times”, she feels that her brain has been “rewired – for the better”. “I’m open to dating and love again,” she said. “Thanks, Canada.”
I’ve been rereading Boom, Bust and Echo and I’ve suddenly realized that Canada does not have a productivity problem, it has a wage problem.
January 12, 2026 at 11:38 PM
I’ve been rereading Boom, Bust and Echo and I’ve suddenly realized that Canada does not have a productivity problem, it has a wage problem.
New Year, new podcasts!
Canada is in the midst of a never-ending housing crisis, and life for young Canadians feels increasingly unaffordable and precarious. So, naturally, The Missing Middle is expanding to two shows a week! @SabrinaMaddeax, @MikePMoffatt & @CaraStern
Canada is in the midst of a never-ending housing crisis, and life for young Canadians feels increasingly unaffordable and precarious. So, naturally, The Missing Middle is expanding to two shows a week! @SabrinaMaddeax, @MikePMoffatt & @CaraStern
January 7, 2026 at 2:30 PM
New Year, new podcasts!
Canada is in the midst of a never-ending housing crisis, and life for young Canadians feels increasingly unaffordable and precarious. So, naturally, The Missing Middle is expanding to two shows a week! @SabrinaMaddeax, @MikePMoffatt & @CaraStern
Canada is in the midst of a never-ending housing crisis, and life for young Canadians feels increasingly unaffordable and precarious. So, naturally, The Missing Middle is expanding to two shows a week! @SabrinaMaddeax, @MikePMoffatt & @CaraStern
How will the American legal system look to the international audience following the Maduro case if the presiding judge starts to nod off in the afternoons?
The 92-Year-Old Judge in the Maduro Case Must Step Aside www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/o...
The 92-Year-Old Judge in the Maduro Case Must Step Aside www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/o...
Opinion | The 92-Year-Old Judge in the Maduro Case Must Step Aside
www.nytimes.com
January 7, 2026 at 4:14 AM
How will the American legal system look to the international audience following the Maduro case if the presiding judge starts to nod off in the afternoons?
The 92-Year-Old Judge in the Maduro Case Must Step Aside www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/o...
The 92-Year-Old Judge in the Maduro Case Must Step Aside www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/o...
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Good morning, oil watchers!
Brent crude prices briefly collapsed below $60/bbl earlier this morning before popping back above $61/bbl.
Oil market not quite sure what to make of Venezuela news—volatile and uncertain immediate impact, months-to-years effect likely bearish.
Brent crude prices briefly collapsed below $60/bbl earlier this morning before popping back above $61/bbl.
Oil market not quite sure what to make of Venezuela news—volatile and uncertain immediate impact, months-to-years effect likely bearish.
January 5, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Good morning, oil watchers!
Brent crude prices briefly collapsed below $60/bbl earlier this morning before popping back above $61/bbl.
Oil market not quite sure what to make of Venezuela news—volatile and uncertain immediate impact, months-to-years effect likely bearish.
Brent crude prices briefly collapsed below $60/bbl earlier this morning before popping back above $61/bbl.
Oil market not quite sure what to make of Venezuela news—volatile and uncertain immediate impact, months-to-years effect likely bearish.
I made this transition 5 years ago and will never look back
“ Hands down, though, my favorite listening experience is a memoir read by its author. You can’t beat the intimacy of a story in the voice of the person who lived it.”
“ Hands down, though, my favorite listening experience is a memoir read by its author. You can’t beat the intimacy of a story in the voice of the person who lived it.”
Why I Stopped Reading and Embraced Audiobooks
On the joys of having stories in my ears — and yes, listening counts.
www.nytimes.com
December 25, 2025 at 1:05 PM
I made this transition 5 years ago and will never look back
“ Hands down, though, my favorite listening experience is a memoir read by its author. You can’t beat the intimacy of a story in the voice of the person who lived it.”
“ Hands down, though, my favorite listening experience is a memoir read by its author. You can’t beat the intimacy of a story in the voice of the person who lived it.”
“I presume these provisions were originally intended to stimulate the real estate industry. Today, they insulate multibillionaires.“
Opinion | Mitt Romney: Tax the Rich, Like Me
There’s no getting around this if we want to avoid the deficit cliff ahead.
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 4:34 PM
“I presume these provisions were originally intended to stimulate the real estate industry. Today, they insulate multibillionaires.“
Everyone agrees that Canada needs to reform health-tech regulations, but @MikepMoffat is worried we're sleepwalking into copying the EU. The EU isn't good at it either! @SabrinaMaddeaux & Mike get into it on this week's Missing Middle pod.
December 17, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Everyone agrees that Canada needs to reform health-tech regulations, but @MikepMoffat is worried we're sleepwalking into copying the EU. The EU isn't good at it either! @SabrinaMaddeaux & Mike get into it on this week's Missing Middle pod.
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It’s called crony capitalism
December 16, 2025 at 12:19 PM
It’s called crony capitalism
