In this episode of the Missing Middle podcast Sabrina Maddeaux and Mike Moffatt discuss the lack of clear housing goals from political parties, including the Liberals' national housing strategy's focus on low-income earners and the NDP's ineffective communication with younger voters. The conversation highlights the struggle of middle-class individuals to afford housing, the disconnect between political messaging and the lived experiences of young Canadians, and the potential political time bomb ticking as a result of these housing frustrations.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction
01:01 The missing middle-class housing strategy
02:11 Housing as a human right can’t be the only strategy
03:00 There is no vision for middle-class housing
04:15 Some politicians have a vision but not the Liberals
05:19 The Big Lebowski reference
06:31 NDP's struggles with housing communication
09:20 The unconscious bias towards social housing
11:43 A misunderstanding of what middle class means
15:12 Where are the policies that target market housing?
16:20 Mike outlines 3 buckets of housing
18:57 The rightward shift of young people
21:15 The future of home ownership for young Canadians
23:20 Saving for retirement without a home
26:25 Cost of delivery crisis
27:09 Policy solutions
Research:
The Homeownership Journey Is Broken. Policymakers Need to Repair It.
Why is the NDP doing so badly, even with progressives? Just take a look at their awful housing
Housing affordability for Millennials and Gen Z
How Taxes, and Taxes-on-Taxes Add Over $250K to a Vancouver Condo
Hosted by Mike Moffatt & Cara Stern & Sabrina Maddeaux
Produced by Meredith Martin
This podcast is funded by the Neptis Foundation and brought to you by the Smart Prosperity Institute.
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