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How to change Canada's baby bust into a baby boom

April 21, 2025
How to change Canada's baby bust into a baby boom

One mark of a healthy society with a bright future is one with babies, says economist Ross McKitrick — “a lot of babies and children being born and raised here. And that’s not happening.”

McKitrick is the author of a new analysis on Canada’s free-falling birth rate, which has been steadily declining for 15 years and now sits well below 2.1 births, on average, per woman, the level needed to replace the population.

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