Sometimes cities put in policies like inclusionary zoning that end up increasing the cost of market-rate homes. Why do they keep implementing policies that don't work?

@mikepmoffatt.bsky.social grades every province on its housing policies in a new report by the Missing Middle Initiative.

Lots of people claim Canada's housing crisis is really a global issue. But turns out: It is, in fact, made in Canada.

Today on the Missing Middle podcast, we compare Canada’s record to other OECD countries (spoiler: it’s not flattering).

Toronto's garden suite reforms have only produced 143 units since 2022. It's mind-blowing, considering the city's housing crisis, and it's time to fight back. @meredithmartin.bsky.social would like to see some housing advocates attend the council meeting on Oct. 22 to fight for progress.

I've been finding the narrative around the GST holiday fixing a "vibecession" incredibly offensive. It feels like our governments, economists and academics are gaslighting us when they say it's just perception.

We need to rethink how we talk about and measure the economy.

On this week's Missing Middle podcast, we spoke to
@moreneighboursto.bsky.social's Eric Lombardi about Canada's soft corruption problem. Here, he talks about the cost of building transit per km, here vs. in Europe. The difference is staggering!

There's long been the idea of seniors living in poverty in Canada, and @mikepmoffatt.bsky.social explains that's the history of having so many programs geared towards giving seniors money. Some, they've paid into, but others, like Old Age Security, they haven't -- and aren't well-targeted at all.