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Canada’s population reaches 40 million

2023-06-15 /

StatCan » Canada’s population is currently growing at a record-setting pace and will reach 40 million people on June 16.

Statistics Canada’s Population Clock, which models population growth in real time based on a number of factors (including recent trends for births, deaths and migration data), will reach 40 million just before 3 p.m. (EDT).

“This is an exciting milestone for Canada,” says Chief Statistician Anil Arora. “It is a strong signal that Canada remains a dynamic and welcoming country, full of potential. As we head into Canada Day, this is certainly cause for celebration!”

While several countries are bracing for the impacts of population decline, Canada continues to lead the G7 when it comes to population growth. It currently stands at 2.7%, which is the highest level since 1957, when immigration and the baby boom helped Canada’s population grow by 3.3%. In fact, between January 2021 and 2022, Canada added over one million people for the first time in its history.

The current trend is driven in very large part by permanent and temporary migration, which accounted for nearly all growth recorded in 2022 (96%). If it continues, current projections show that Canada’s population could reach 50 million by 2043.

We may not know who the 40 millionth Canadian is, but they clearly inherit a country that is diverse and vibrant.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accuses Pierre Poilievre, leader of the Conservative Party, of having no plan to fight climate change as Canada fights a record number of wild fires right across the country

2023-06-08 /
'He has no plan': Trudeau accuses opposition of inaction as 'Canada burns'

The Guardian »

In a challenge to the leader of the opposition, Prime Minister Trudeau said » ‘If he has a better plan, let him say it because we’ve been waiting a long time for it. But he has no plan to fight climate change, he still questions whether it exists while Canada is burning’

Canada’s Drinking Problem » Alcohol is the leading cause of preventable death and disease in the country

2023-05-22 /

CBC »

“You know, alcohol is the favourite substance of many policymakers and indeed for a lot of us. It has sort of an iconic cultural status. Politicians — they don’t want to do much about it,” said Dr. Tim Naimi, the director of the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research at the University of Victoria.

“It’s the leading cause of preventable death in Canada. It’s the government’s job to protect Canadians from the tremendous harms caused by alcohol. For some reason, they feel threatened by the facts.”

China hits out at Canadian ‘threat’ to expel diplomat over harassment claim

2023-05-05 /

China’s foreign ministry protested the possible expulsion of a Chinese diplomat in Canada who Ottawa has accused of participating in a harassment campaign against a Canadian lawmaker.

South China Morning Post »

Ambassador Cong Peiwu was summoned by Canada’s foreign ministry on Thursday over allegations that a Chinese-led harassment campaign had targeted Conservative lawmaker Michael Chong after he voted in favour of a February 2021 parliamentary motion condemning Beijing’s treatment of the Uygur Muslim minority in Xinjiang as “genocide”.

It followed a Globe and Mail report on Monday – citing classified documents and an anonymous security source – that claimed Toronto-based Chinese diplomat Zhao Wei was involved in a Ministry of State Security effort to get information on Chong and his family in Hong Kong.

The secret to a country’s overall happiness has nothing to do with tax cuts

2023-04-07 /

Better Choices » Community / Being connected / Social safety nets

Max Fawcett, writing for the National Observer »

After peaking at fifth in 2015, the latest World Happiness Report ranked us 13th. “Not good!” the right-wing meme factory tweeted.

That ranking still puts Canada ahead of places like the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany and France. More importantly, the countries ahead of us on the list aren’t exactly the sort of libertarian small-government paradises you’d think the folks at Canada Proud would gravitate towards. Number 1? Finland. Number 2? Denmark. Also in the top 10: Iceland, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and New Zealand.

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According to John Helliwell, one of the authors of the World Happiness Report and a professor emeritus at the University of British Columbia’s Vancouver School of Economics, it’s really about being connected with other people. Not surprisingly, the countries where the social safety net is most robust — and where governments are most involved in helping people build and maintain their communities — are the ones where people are happiest.

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