What's behind falling fertility rates?
Summary
Host Andrew Brown and sociologist Lisa Strahinein discuss Canada’s all-time low fertility rate of 1.26, exploring how financial pressures, housing costs, and career demands influence family planning. Listeners share diverse experiences, from those limiting births due to expenses to a mother of 13 and a woman who chose a child-free life. The conversation highlights the gap between desired and actual family sizes, the impact of delayed parenthood, and the societal shift toward viewing children as optional rather than obligatory.
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