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
Is rent control a progressive policy that helps tenants, or is it a regressive policy that benefits long-term tenants over new renters, often younger ones?
@carastern & @MikePMoffatt take a look at the many sides of rent control.
Hello distributional consequences!👋👋👋
@carastern & @MikePMoffatt take a look at the many sides of rent control.
Hello distributional consequences!👋👋👋
November 12, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Is rent control a progressive policy that helps tenants, or is it a regressive policy that benefits long-term tenants over new renters, often younger ones?
@carastern & @MikePMoffatt take a look at the many sides of rent control.
Hello distributional consequences!👋👋👋
@carastern & @MikePMoffatt take a look at the many sides of rent control.
Hello distributional consequences!👋👋👋
Jays in six, LETS GOOOO!
October 31, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Jays in six, LETS GOOOO!
Millions of Canadians have experienced the special hell that is waiting on hold for someone from CRA to answer. You may even be one of the nearly 80k taxpayers who were wrongfully assessed last year. @MikePMoffatt & @SabrinaMaddeaux examine what the data is telling us about CRA
October 29, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Millions of Canadians have experienced the special hell that is waiting on hold for someone from CRA to answer. You may even be one of the nearly 80k taxpayers who were wrongfully assessed last year. @MikePMoffatt & @SabrinaMaddeaux examine what the data is telling us about CRA
Rent control has created a perverse incentive for landlords to provide a less good experience for tenants to ensure the healthy turnover of units, says @teamrentsyns's Max Steinman to @SabrinaMaddeaux on this week's Missing Middle pod.
October 22, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Rent control has created a perverse incentive for landlords to provide a less good experience for tenants to ensure the healthy turnover of units, says @teamrentsyns's Max Steinman to @SabrinaMaddeaux on this week's Missing Middle pod.
Good luck tonight to the @BlueJays from everyone at the Missing Middle for the first game 7 since 1985. As a token of our appreciation, here's a video of @MikepMoffatt and me awkwardly doing the wave.
LET'S GOOOOOOOO
LET'S GOOOOOOOO
October 20, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Good luck tonight to the @BlueJays from everyone at the Missing Middle for the first game 7 since 1985. As a token of our appreciation, here's a video of @MikepMoffatt and me awkwardly doing the wave.
LET'S GOOOOOOOO
LET'S GOOOOOOOO
This is the email that went out to neighbours, and I think anyone who had already signed up to voice their opinion. 17 people had submitted emails or letters.
October 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
This is the email that went out to neighbours, and I think anyone who had already signed up to voice their opinion. 17 people had submitted emails or letters.
UPDATE: The Toronto and East York council vote on the proposed Garden Suite changes on Parkmount/Craven Road has been postponed. I got an email from one of the residents, and apparently, Councillor Fletcher's office sent out an email this morning.
October 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
UPDATE: The Toronto and East York council vote on the proposed Garden Suite changes on Parkmount/Craven Road has been postponed. I got an email from one of the residents, and apparently, Councillor Fletcher's office sent out an email this morning.
In case you missed it, Daaaa Yankees Lose!!! is how we greet each other now.
October 9, 2025 at 1:03 PM
In case you missed it, Daaaa Yankees Lose!!! is how we greet each other now.
Does it make more sense for young people to change their preferences for 3-bedroom homes, or should city and provincial planning change what's available for them from tiny condos to places large enough for families? @SabrinaMaddeaux & @MikepMoffatt have some thoughts
October 8, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Does it make more sense for young people to change their preferences for 3-bedroom homes, or should city and provincial planning change what's available for them from tiny condos to places large enough for families? @SabrinaMaddeaux & @MikepMoffatt have some thoughts
Every consumer has a breaking point. People will stop buying something they love if the ingredients are changed or the price is too inflated. This is what's happened with Toronto condos and housing in general. @MikepMoffatt & @SabrinaMaddeaux dig into it on this week's pod
October 1, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Every consumer has a breaking point. People will stop buying something they love if the ingredients are changed or the price is too inflated. This is what's happened with Toronto condos and housing in general. @MikepMoffatt & @SabrinaMaddeaux dig into it on this week's pod
Two things that seem mutually exclusive are true. We are in a housing supply crisis, and virtually nothing is getting built. @MikepMoffatt & @SabrinaMaddeaux get into it on this week's episode of the Missing Middle pod.
September 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Two things that seem mutually exclusive are true. We are in a housing supply crisis, and virtually nothing is getting built. @MikepMoffatt & @SabrinaMaddeaux get into it on this week's episode of the Missing Middle pod.
I don't know if you guys have noticed, but it feels like society is fraying a little bit. On this week's episode of the Missing Middle, @SabrinaMaddeaux, @MikepMoffatt, and I debate how return-to-office mandates may (or may not) help with that.
September 17, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I don't know if you guys have noticed, but it feels like society is fraying a little bit. On this week's episode of the Missing Middle, @SabrinaMaddeaux, @MikepMoffatt, and I debate how return-to-office mandates may (or may not) help with that.
Dahlia season, happy Friday!
September 12, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Dahlia season, happy Friday!
Shrinkflation isn't just happening with boxes of cereal and packages of cheese, but in housing as well. @MikePMoffatt & @SabrinaMaddeaux discuss it on this week's episode of the Missing Middle podcast
September 10, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Shrinkflation isn't just happening with boxes of cereal and packages of cheese, but in housing as well. @MikePMoffatt & @SabrinaMaddeaux discuss it on this week's episode of the Missing Middle podcast
Today's episode of the Missing Middle pod, we explain what a think tank is and what we do. (This episode is dedicated to all the moms who don't know what their kids do for a living.) @MikepMoffatt. @SabrinaMaddeaux
September 3, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Today's episode of the Missing Middle pod, we explain what a think tank is and what we do. (This episode is dedicated to all the moms who don't know what their kids do for a living.) @MikepMoffatt. @SabrinaMaddeaux
If 96% of zoning applications are approved, why are municipalities requiring developers to go through an arduous and expensive approvals process which encourages acrimony? Great question posed by @jesse_helmer in today's episode of the Missing Middle pod
August 27, 2025 at 7:34 PM
If 96% of zoning applications are approved, why are municipalities requiring developers to go through an arduous and expensive approvals process which encourages acrimony? Great question posed by @jesse_helmer in today's episode of the Missing Middle pod
We're A/B testing the thumbnail today. Which version of @SabrinaMaddeaux & @MikePMoffatt do you like better?
August 20, 2025 at 5:16 PM
We're A/B testing the thumbnail today. Which version of @SabrinaMaddeaux & @MikePMoffatt do you like better?
Rising housing costs are driving artists, musicians, designers, and other innovators out of big cities, and the loss isn't just about vibes. @MikepMoffatt & @Sabrinamaddeaux break it down on this week's Missing Middle
August 20, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Rising housing costs are driving artists, musicians, designers, and other innovators out of big cities, and the loss isn't just about vibes. @MikepMoffatt & @Sabrinamaddeaux break it down on this week's Missing Middle
Are you getting rich by building or creating something, or are you getting wealthy by sitting on an asset for 40 years doing nothing?
One of the big questions @SabrinaMaddeaux & @MikePMoffatt discuss on today's episode.
PS The answer matters a lot to the health of the economy
One of the big questions @SabrinaMaddeaux & @MikePMoffatt discuss on today's episode.
PS The answer matters a lot to the health of the economy
August 13, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Are you getting rich by building or creating something, or are you getting wealthy by sitting on an asset for 40 years doing nothing?
One of the big questions @SabrinaMaddeaux & @MikePMoffatt discuss on today's episode.
PS The answer matters a lot to the health of the economy
One of the big questions @SabrinaMaddeaux & @MikePMoffatt discuss on today's episode.
PS The answer matters a lot to the health of the economy
What is a MURB, I hear you ask, and why was their success the reason for their downfall? To find out, check out this week's episode of the Missing Middle podcast with @MikepMoffatt and @SabrinaMaddeaux
August 6, 2025 at 2:30 PM
What is a MURB, I hear you ask, and why was their success the reason for their downfall? To find out, check out this week's episode of the Missing Middle podcast with @MikepMoffatt and @SabrinaMaddeaux
In this week's episode of The Missing Middle, @SabrinaMaddeaux and @MikePMoffatt break down the massive wave of federal public service job cuts and how they’re slamming young Canadians the hardest.
July 23, 2025 at 4:45 PM
In this week's episode of The Missing Middle, @SabrinaMaddeaux and @MikePMoffatt break down the massive wave of federal public service job cuts and how they’re slamming young Canadians the hardest.
The GTA housing market crash has already resulted in the loss of 12000 construction/manufacturing jobs, which could easily turn into 41000 if these trends continue. All this is happening when the unemployment rate is already at 9.7%! @SabrinaMaddeaux & @MikepMoffatt disucss.
July 16, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The GTA housing market crash has already resulted in the loss of 12000 construction/manufacturing jobs, which could easily turn into 41000 if these trends continue. All this is happening when the unemployment rate is already at 9.7%! @SabrinaMaddeaux & @MikepMoffatt disucss.