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Demographer Lyman Stone discusses the factors contributing to declining birth rates in Canada and how policies can better support family formation.

Demographer Lyman Stone joins to explain why fertility is declining, how marriage, housing, childcare, and family policy shape people’s ability to have children and what countries can do to better support family formation with host Aaron Pete Send us Fan Mail Support the show nuancedmedia.ca

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Host: Aaron Pete

Guest: Lyman Stone

Topics covered

• birth rates
• fertility
• family policy
• marriage
• childcare
• housing

Keywords

• birth rates
• fertility decline
• family policy
• Canada
• demography
• childcare
• housing

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