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Introducing... Free Lunch by The Peak Feb 02, 2023

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Canada's housing market has become our national obsession, and with good reason. Years of skyrocketing prices are now meeting surging mortgage rates, and the result is some of the least affordable housing in the world. What's driving that affordability crisis, and what comes next?

On this episode of Free Lunch by The Peak, we speak with Mike Moffatt, a Senior Director at the Smart Prosperity Institute and Assistant Professor at Ivey Business School. Mike argues that a lack of supply is the key driver of expensive housing in Canada—we get into the details of why that is and some of the ways our dysfunctional housing market warps our economy.

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How AI apps like ChatGPT are making professors change student assessments, like essays & take-home exams Feb 01, 2023

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Guest: Dr. Sarah Eaton, a professor at the University of Calgary and an academic integrity expert

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Your weekly grocery bill is only going up & up – here’s how you can save, get cash back Feb 01, 2023

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Guest: Leanne Mathewson, Couponer and saving expert

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New long-term care home standards highlight ‘time is of the essence,’ authors urge Feb 01, 2023

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Guest: Jane Meadus, elder law and health lawyer with the Advocacy Centre for the Elderly and member of the technical committee that wrote the standards.

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B.C. 3-year drug decriminalization experiment now underway – will the plan help or further addiction issues? Jan 31, 2023

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Guest: Jeremy Eckert Devine, a psychiatry resident at McMaster University

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Canadians promised affordable housing – but the majority of it hasn’t been built Jan 31, 2023

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Guest: Matti Siemiatycki, Director of the Infrastructure Institute and Professor of Geography and Planning at the University of Toronto

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Blacklocks Check-in: Trudeau stands by ‘inclusion’ advisor, despite her inflammatory comments Jan 31, 2023

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Host Alex Pierson speaks with Tom Korski, Managing Editor of Blacklocks Reporter.

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Region of Waterloo can't evict those living in tent encampments - does this set precedent for other regions? Jan 30, 2023

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Guest: Leilani Farha, human rights lawyer and global director of The Shift, an international initiative that advocates for the right to housing

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Bike lanes on Yonge Street causing more harm than good, says local group of residents, businesses. Jan 30, 2023

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Guest: Trevor Townsend, organizer with Be RationalTO

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Ontario Crown Attorneys’ Association urges province to rethink merger of new downtown court, Jan 30, 2023

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Guest: Betty Vavougios, president of the Ontario Crown Attorneys’ Association

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