Canada Dry: A Decline In Childbirth in Canada – Demographic Winter Report 21

 

Medical Journal Trots Out Trite The Handmaiden’s Tale Metaphor to Oppose Natalism National Review, October 27, 2024

https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/medical-journal-trots-out-trite-the-handmaids-tale-metaphor-to-oppose-natalism/

 

New England Journal of Medicine says “to encourage larger families is oppressive – dangerous, even – because it could reduce rates of abortion.” Oh, no – not that!

 

Can $7-an-hour nannies spur a baby boom? One city aims to find out The Los Angeles Times October23, 2024 https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2024-10-23/can-7-an-hour-nannies-spur-a-baby-boom#:~:text=a%20baby%20boom%3F-,One%20city%20aims%20to%20find%20out,with%20low%2Dwage%20immigrant%20nannies.

 

“The latest government plan in South Korea to encourage couples to have more children and prevent devastating population decline: low-wage immigrant nannies.” The LA Times clearly doesn’t think much of the idea, which is probably window-dressing on an intractable proble.

 

Where Are the Babies? REALity Update (newsletter of REAL Women of Canada) October 28, 2024 https://www.elfac.org/elfac-talked-about-demographic-challenges-in-europe-in-a-conference-in-budapest/

 

“A dark cloud of disaster is hovering over Canada. This was recently revealed by Statistics Canada on September 25, 2024 when it reported Canada’s birth rate of 1.2 children per woman of childbearing age. The replacement level required to maintain the population is 2.1 children. Canada has failed to reach the replacement level in population since 1971,” doubtless due in part to the policies of its socialist government.

 

ELFAC talked about demographic challenges in Europe at a conference in Budapest 21 October 2024 https://www.elfac.org/elfac-talked-about-demographic-challenges-in-europe-in-a-conference-in-budapest/

 

“The conference, entitled ‘Shared Responsibility: Cooperation Between States and Religious Communities in Europe,’ and organized by the Hungarian EU presidency at the Museum of Ethnicity in Budapest on Friday, October 18, was a gathering of politicians, religious leaders and experts from all over the world.”

 

The story notes that there is no mention of “family” in the European Union’s “Pillar of Social Rights.” Hungary probably has the most pro-family government in Europe.