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Paying In, Locked Out: Why EI Fails Young Canadians (opens the original)
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Why is Canada’s Employment Insurance system failing an entire generation, and why are young workers paying into a safety net that rarely covers them? In this episode of Classonomics, Sabrina Maddeaux and Mike Moffatt examine how Canada’s outdated Employment Insurance model leaves young professionals and gig workers behind during record spikes in youth unemployment. They explore why current rules penalize urban renters, how maximum benefits fall short of basic living costs, and what practical pol
When Adult Milestones Get Delayed, Biology Doesn’t Follow (opens the original)
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Education takes longer. Housing costs have soared. Marriage and family formation are happening later. But while society has changed the timeline for reaching traditional milestones, biology hasn’t changed with it.For some women, including U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the solution is freezing their eggs, hoping they’re buying themselves more fertile years. In this episode of DemograFix, Mike and Cara break down what egg freezing can and can’t do, the real costs and success rates,
Choose Your Parents Wisely: David Chilton on Canada's Housing Affordability Crisis (opens the original)
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Can saving 10% of your income still secure your financial future in an economy where home prices have grown three times faster than incomes?Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.<input class="button primary" type="submit" value="Subscri
Bikelash: Why Bike Lanes Triggered a Culture War (opens the original)
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How did a simple strip of asphalt trigger one of Canada’s fiercest suburban-versus-urban culture wars?In this episode of DemograFix, host Cara Stern sits down with Tom Babin, creator of the urban cycling channel Shifter, to unpack the fierce “bikelash” sweeping Canadian cities. They explore how bike lanes were weaponized into a high-stakes culture war pitting suburban drivers against downtown commuters, why provincial governments are stepping in to override municipal street designs, and why soli
Why Is Canadian Housing So Bad for the Price? An Interview with Adam Mongrain (opens the original)
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Why is Canadian housing so expensive, and why are we getting so little for our money? In this episode of the Missing Middle Podcast, Mike Moffatt talks with Adam Mongrain of More and Better Housing about how Canada can build more affordable, better-quality homes while also tackling climate change and housing affordability.Can Canada build homes that are better, cheaper, and more sustainable? Adam thinks we can.<p class=
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