Profiles

Staff

Paige Saunders - Montreal

Paige is a Montreal‑based advocacy journalist, video producer, and communicator whose work spans reporting, commentary, and video essays on housing, transit, urban issues, and political reform. He writes commentary for outlets such as The Hub, Narcity, CBC. On his YouTube channel he creates explanatory videos and documentary‑style content aimed at making technocratic issues accessible to a broad audience, demystifying planning and policy challenges. 

Beyond journalism and media, Paige plays an active role in civic and community‑organizing. He helped found the local YIMBY group Construisons Montréal, advocating for increased housing supply and development in Montreal. In 2023 he co-founded FediHost a Canada‑based hosting company for fediverse services to support Canadian digital sovereignty and build independent, domestic internet infrastructure. 

He created Canadian Civil originally to connect isolated YouTubers and audiences during the pandemic culminating with the in-person Canadian Civil Alive in 2021 to celebrate the end of a difficult year. It has since turned into a recurring urban‑reform event series that brings together creators, advocates, and citizens from around the world to discuss housing, transit, and reforms.

Reece Martin - Toronto

Reece Martin is a Toronto based public transportation analyst, consultant, and creator of the RMTransit YouTube channel and blog where he produced in-depth examinations of transit systems, infrastructure projects, and urban mobility from around the world. 

In 2025 Reece shifted his focus from video production on transit towards broader written work on his blog Cinq Personnes. His advocacy work has also moved to writing for outlets such as Maclean’s, The Hub, The Star and other publications focused on urban affairs and infrastructure. He has appeared on TVO and participated in multiple public lectures, panel discussions, and industry collaborations, offering expert commentary on transit planning, fare policy, and major capital projects. Through media work, consulting engagements, and public advocacy, he aims to improve the quality, efficiency, and sustainability of not just transit systems, but life, across North America.

Patrick & Jasmine - Montreal

Patrick and Jasmine are Montreal based urban‑issues content creators who run the YouTube channel Oh The Urbanity!, producing video and written content that explores urban design, active mobility, housing affordability and urban policy. Based in Montreal but with an international focus, they traverse cities by bike, foot, and public transit documenting streetscapes, transit systems, and demographic and planning data to make complex urban issues accessible and engaging.

In addition to their own channel, their work has appeared on CBC and reflects a well reasoned, research and fact based approach to urbanism which connects their lived experience to evidence‑based urban planning. Data analysis, honesty and academic rigour are stand out features of the work of Oh The Urbanity. 

They offer critical commentary on pressing issues like housing supply, transit infrastructure, cycling infrastructure, and city design — helping audiences rethink how cities can be more livable, equitable, and sustainable. Their content blends storytelling, data, and personal observation to amplify dialogue around urban reform and mobility.

Uytae Lee - Vancouver

Uytae Lee is a Vancouver based urban planner, filmmaker, and urban-issues storyteller. While studying urban planning in Halifax he became one of the first to create detailed urbanism explainer videos in 2014 on the Planifax channel which he created with his friend and fellow urban planner Byung Jun Kang. On his return to Vancouver in 2018 he founded About Here where he perfected his approach to become a master of the craft. 

Uytae creates heavily researched, engaging videos on topics such as housing, zoning, transportation, and environmental sustainability often by simplifying intricate civic issues into clear, accessible narratives. Since 2018 About Here has published content independently and in collaboration with media partners including CBC Vancouver, the City of Vancouver, and other civic-oriented organizations, reaching audiences across Canada and beyond. 

Beyond content creation, Uytae have recently moved into public service and civic-engagement roles. He is an adjunct professor at the UBC School of Journalism, a regular public speaker and a commissioner on the board of BC Housing.

Cara Stern - Toronto

Cara Stern is a Toronto based journalist and media producer whose work focuses on housing, affordability, and public policy. Prior to co‑founding the Missing Middle Podcast, she spent nearly a decade as a producer on TVO's flagship show “The Agenda with Steve Paikin” where she helped create and coordinate long-form discussions and political leadership debates.

As one of the hosts of the Missing Middle Podcast, Cara steers public conversations about Canada’s shrinking middle class, housing crisis, and urban policy through weekly podcast episodes that tackle topics like rent control, development charges, intergenerational equity, and housing affordability. She also writes commentary and analysis for outlets such as The Hub, contributing to public discourse on why homeownership is increasingly out of reach for many Canadians.

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