Is the American dream more attainable than Canada's?

Guest: Jeremy Nuttall, reporter at the Toronto Star In May 2014 the New York Times published an opinion piece that generated much buzz, claiming that Canada might have stolen the famous "American Dream" when it came to median, after-tax income, quality of education and economic equality. Less than ten years and a pandemic later, the "Canadian Dream" might be turning into a nightmare with a spiraling housing, healthcare and economic crisis and the U.S. is once again pulling ahead of Canada when it comes to middle-class prosperity and social mobility. We explore why the tables have turned. Audio sources: TikTok This episode was produced by Saba Eitizaz, Paulo Marques and Julia De Laurentiis Johnston.