Surprisingly, post-Black Death populations tended to live longer and enjoy better health and standards of living
Bubonic plague came to England in the summer of 1348. Popularly known as the Black Death, the disease arrived via a French ship that docked in what is now Weymouth on the south coast. From there, it spread rapidly inland and westwards over the water to Ireland. It was also transmitted across the North Sea…
The notion that leading the G7 is evidence of strong economic performance or rapid growth in living standards is not simply off base, it’s dangerous
By Ben Eisen and Finn Poschmann The Fraser Institute Recent forecasts suggest Canada may compete with the United States for the top spot in the G7 in 2020 for economic growth. Those forecasts include one from the International Monetary Fund. Political partisans have since flooded social media with the impressive-sounding factoid that Canada may lead…
Rade Kovacevic of Canopy Growth talks about the marketplace a year after legalization and where his company will go next
Rade Kovacevic is president of Canopy Growth Corp. What is Canopy Growth and what does it do? Kovacevic: Our story began in an abandoned chocolate factory in a rural Canadian town. From that humble start, where we began serving Canada’s medical cannabis market, Canopy Growth has become a world-leading, diversified, cannabis company traded on the…
About 578,000 Canadians reported trying cannabis for the first time in the past three months: StatsCan
By Troy Media A report released on Wednesday by Statistics Canada says cannabis use is less common among seniors than it is in other age groups but consumption has been accelerating at a much faster pace than it has among other age groups. The report said seniors use is seven per cent compared with 10…
National growth corresponds to adding just over one person every minute over the last year: StatsCan
Alberta's population growth has accelerated for a second consecutive year, owing in part to interprovincial migration exchanges, which were positive after three consecutive years of losses, says a report released Monday by Statistics Canada. The federal agency estimated that population in Alberta as of July was 4.4 million. The 1.6 per cent growth over the…
Unnaturally high growth rates were driven by post-war reconstruction, the baby boom and rising female labour force participation
The single biggest determinant of long-term economic well-being is the rate of economic growth, but our expectations for modern growth may be misplaced. The industrial era, since the early 19th century, has seen powerful economic growth and unprecedented increases in living standards. Growth rates reached their peak in the postwar economic boom from 1945 to…
Cynicism and class divisions are leading to cultural insecurity, reducing tolerance and compassion. Something must change
The international landscape is in unprecedented flux, challenging assumptions of social, political and economic progress for youth everywhere. Globalization, technological advances, demographic pressures from global migration, sectarian and ideological conflicts, and economic disparities have all affected the cohesiveness of societies. Shifting unemployment patterns and doubts about the sustainability of social security systems and the environment…
Twenty-five-year projections say other Prairie provinces would also see considerable growth
Statistics Canada says that in all scenarios the rate of population growth in Alberta would be the highest among Canadian provinces over the next 25 years. “By 2043, Alberta's population would number between six million and 7.3 million inhabitants depending on the scenario, compared with 4.3 million in 2018,” said the federal agency. “Together, Alberta…
Many, when they do buy, view automobiles as a necessity rather than a lifestyle. And many others are content to live without wheels
With baby boomers fading into the sunset, millennials have taken over as the biggest generation, population-wise, in the world. Born roughly between 1980 and 2000, they’re sometimes called generation Y and now represent the largest demographic group of consumers in North America. Not to mention the most strategic group of voters. But millennials aren’t throwing…
As baby boomers retire, the impact is being felt across all sectors in Canada, but some areas will suffer more
Canada’s workforce is clearly aging, as is the country’s population. According to a report released on Thursday by Statistics Canada, in 1996 there were 2.7 workers aged 25 to 34 for every worker aged 55 and older. By 2018, the ratio declined to 1.0. “The aging of the workforce is mostly the result of the…