Canada’s fertility rate has hit an all-time low of 1.3 children per woman, sparking concerns about population aging and its impact on social systems. However, Laura Wright, an associate professor of sociology at the University of Saskatchewan, argues that Canada should reconsider its approach to this demographic shift. Instead of viewing declining fertility as a crisis, Wright suggests that efforts to boost birth rates artificially are largely ineffective and potentially misguided. She proposes that the real issue lies in outdated social systems that rely on high fertility rates and advocates for reimagining these structures to better suit modern demographic realities and economic conditions.
