This year, Canadian Civil Alive in Montreal (organized by Paige Saunders) will be a little different. It’s organized around activities and YouTube videos in production that you can be involved in. Followed by a BBQ with everyone.

Cara Stern@carastern.bsky.social · last wk.

Excited to join this awesome group in Montreal next month. See you there?

Excited to join this awesome group in Montreal next month. See you there?

Canadian Civil@info.canadiancivil.com · last wk.

Get your membership and join us on August 15th in #Montreal. https://site.canadiancivil.com/canadian-civil-alive-2026-3/ @reece @rmtransit.bsky.social @carastern.bsky.social @aboutherevideos @OhTheUrbanity @carastern

There's only one meet-up I'm aware of for urbanist content creators and it happens once a year in Montreal. Sign up for Canadian Civil Alive and hope to see you there on August 15th!

Canadian Civil@info.canadiancivil.com · last wk.

Get your membership and join us on August 15th in #Montreal. https://site.canadiancivil.com/canadian-civil-alive-2026-3/ @reece @rmtransit.bsky.social @carastern.bsky.social @aboutherevideos @OhTheUrbanity @carastern

And for those who prefer to read the transcript rather than watch/listen, here's a link to our Substack:

Why Gen Z Can’t Find a Summer Job

How the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, rising competition, and policy choices are reshaping Canada's youth job market.

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Corporate lobbying and government policy have created a cheat code for business through the TFW program. As young Canadians face historic unemployment, Cara Stern & @MikePMoffatt explain how the system is shutting young workers out of the job market

Why Young People Can't Find Jobs Anymore

When a business faces a labour shortage, the free market says they should raise wages. So why is Canada’s government stepping in to make labour cheaper instead? In this episode of The Missing Middle, Cara Stern and Mike Moffatt dive into how Canada's low-wage Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) program

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When a business faces a labour shortage, the free market says it should raise wages. So why is Canada’s government stepping in to make labour cheaper instead? Cara Stern & @MikePMoffatt explain:

@paige remembers Justin’s legacy

Everyone gets an opportunity to share what’s on their mind, with @carastern.bsky.social @carastern deciding to give a whole piece of hers after the feds fumbled their housing plans for BC.

This week we launch Canadian Civil Conversations, if you’ve been looking to form a parasocial connection with minor Canadian internet personalities, now is your chance! https://site.canadiancivil.com/civil-convo-1/

Social programs like maternity leave and subsidized daycare make a *massive* difference in the experience of having and raising a child. Interested in how they work in Canada/Quebec? Urbanity #2 on the Missing Middle Podcast with @carastern.bsky.social

Parental Leave in Canada: What to Know Before Your Baby Arrives

YouTube video by Missing Middle Podcast

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RE: https://masto.canadiancivil.com/@info/116796453758417974 Watch libertarians, free marketers and christian nationalists deal with the cognitive dissonance of demanding the government limit what people can do with their property. #Calgary

Canadian Civil@info.canadiancivil.com · last mo.

Rezoning in #Calgary brought out NIMBYs with Albertan characteristics. @calgary

New Canadian Civil podcast episode! @paige.canadiancivil.com, @shifter.info, and I talk about Calgary's upzoning and subsequent repeal. Filled with all the wild edits and clips you can expect from a Canadian Civil video.

Canadian Civil@info.canadiancivil.com · last mo.

Rezoning in #Calgary brought out NIMBYs with Albertan characteristics. @calgary

You can't solve homelessness if the middle class is still priced out of homes, so focus on the solutions that help everyone. That's what Dr. Mike P. Moffatt argues on today's episode of the Missing Middle podcast. 1/3

If we just wait, will the housing crisis solve itself simply due to demographic change? We talk about that theory today on the Missing Middle podcast. 1/3

Community is a machine, and if you participate in keeping it running, it'll be there for you when you need it. We talk about that today on the Missing Middle podcast with The Hub editor Harrison Lowman. 1/3

#BikeTO "For years, the biggest, most dangerous e-bikes have been allowed on Ontario's streets, while the smaller, safer ones were not legal to operate as intended: with kids on the back. But that’s set to change." via Marco Chown Oved @thestar.com www.thestar.com/news/gta/the...

Spacing@spacing.bsky.social · last yr.

It was recently revealed that in Ontario you're not allowed to take a child as a passenger on an e-bike - for example, to cycle them to school. @lanrickbennett.bsky.social explains just how misguided that is. spacing.ca/toronto/2025...

There's a big different between seniors discounts and surveillance pricing, says VassB on the Missing Middle podcast today. This new type of pricing uses your data in creepy ways you might not even know about. 1/3

The federal government recently announced its Sovereign Wealth Fund. Today on the Missing Middle, producer Meredith Martin 🇨🇦 speaks with Dr. Mike P. Moffatt about what it is and whether Canadians care. 1/3

The public finally understands just how harmful development charges have been to homebuyers. We spoke to Kim Fairley from the Ontario Real Estate Association on the Missing Middle podcast this week about the development charge changes in Ontario, and what needs to happen next. 1/3

And for those who prefer to read the transcript, we've got you covered. He's a link to our Substack:

The Great Canadian Generational Divide: How Young People are Squeezed from Two Sides

The hidden forces reshaping wealth, housing, and opportunity across generations in Canada

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Canada’s Hidden Wealth Transfer from Young to Old To watch the full episode of today’s DemograFix with Cara Stern and @MikePMoffatt, check us out on YouTube.

The Hidden Wealth Transfer from Young to Old - Explained

Why does it feel like young Canadians can’t get ahead anymore? In this episode, Cara Stern and Mike Moffatt break down the growing generational divide in Canada, and why Millennials and Gen Z are being squeezed from both sides. From skyrocketing housing costs to rising taxes and massive government

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There's been a lot of discussion over the years about how Canada's population of young people isn't growing fast enough to support the growing number of elderly. A lot of talk about how these young people are going to be financially squeezed. Guess what? It's happening.

The only way upzoning a whole city works is if people get on board with it. People need to recognize how they personally can benefit from better neighbourhood developments. We talk about that on the Missing Middle Podcast today. 1/3

Canadians still care about climate change, but their priorities have shifted as the cost of living has increased. But luckily, you don't have to decide between environmental action and affordability, if you allow more homes to be built in climate-friendly ways. 1/3

The costs and expectations of raising children have gone up over the past few decades. Today on the Missing Middle, we talk about whether people having fewer kids nowadays is just a preference, or a choice they're being pushed into due to rising costs. 1/3

If you want to see reform in Canada in any one particular issue, chances are a proportional representation system will improve the odds of it happening, says today's Missing Middle guest, PAIGE! 🍁 1/3

When @rmtransit.bsky.social and @englishrail.bsky.social team up to give transit advice, I listen! Oh, how I'd love faster streetcars. I hope @mayoroliviachow.ca pays attention to this plan.

FastTrackTO@fast-track.to · 4mo ago

Today FastTrackTO is officially launching and releasing our 10 point plan to modernize the Toronto Streetcar network. An iconic symbol of the city that could be fantastic with some achievable, common sense and low cost changes. The plan if implemented would transform the city. fast-track.to (1/2)

Canada is becoming less of a meritocracy over time, which is causing some major problems. It shouldn't be the case that who your parents are is the biggest determinant of whether you'll be successful, but it's becoming increasingly true. We discuss that today on DemograFix. 1/3

While advocating for more homes, I've been told many times that young Canadians need to get used to renting apartments. That it's the norm in Europe. But our apartments are nothing like European family-sized apartments. We explain why on this week's DemograFix. 1/3

The City of Toronto approved six-storey units on major roads. But bureaucracy is still killing these projects. I was so mad about this article, I had to rant about it. I can't believe councillors are still fighting for "neighbourhood character" in 2026. www.thestar.com/news...