John Ibbitson

2 months ago | thehub.ca | John Ibbitson

Pierre Poilievre took flak this week for speaking out about couples who want to have children but who are running out of time. His critics are dead wrong. Economic challenges and government policies are making it harder than in the past for couples who want children to have them. Political leaders should be trying to overcome those challenges, rather than waving them away or fussing over the words we use to talk about them.

2 months ago | asianpacificpost.com | John Ibbitson

CommentaryBy: John IbbitsonWhichever party forms government after the April 28 election must put Canada’s broken immigration system at the top of the to-do list. This country has one of the world’s lowest fertility rates. Were it not for immigration, our population would soon start to decline, just as it’s declining in dozens of other low-fertility countries around the world.

2 months ago | todayville.com | John Ibbitson

By John IbbitsonWhichever party forms government after the April 28 election must put Canada’s broken immigration system at the top of the to-do list. This country has one of the world’s lowest fertility rates. Were it not for immigration, our population would soon start to decline, just as it’s declining in dozens of other low-fertility countries around the world.

Mar 26, 2025 | thehub.ca | John Ibbitson

Both Liberal leader Mark Carney and Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre are trying to limit exposure to the media. Both will fail. However weakened the mainstream, legacy, or whatever-you-want-to-call-it press may be, knowledgeable reporters digging into the issues and asking tough questions remain vital to a free and fair election. Those reporters will play that role in this election as well. Conventional wisdom holds that the traditional media are in permanent decline.

Mar 15, 2025 | sharpenyouraxe.substack.com | Margaret Atwood |Darrell Bricker |John Ibbitson |Rupert Cocke

"No pushchairs" by LoopZilla is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.Europe is on the brink of a serious population crisis. There were 449m people in the European Union (EU) on 1 January 2023, according to Eurostat. The median age in the bloc is almost 45, while 21.3% of the population are above 65 and only 14.9% are below the age of 15. Thanks for reading Sharpen Your Axe! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.