A Chance to Support Planned Parenthood’s Petition Calling for OHIP Coverage of Mifegymiso
February 21st, 2017. Recent PIC newsletters and releases reported that Mifegymiso (also known as the abortion pill) was approved by Health Canada last year after a lengthy delay, and that the first shipments of it have now [...]
Following President Trump’s Reinstatement of Gag Rule, Here’s Why and How to Support Reproductive Rights
February 10th, 2017. Population Institute Canada was pleased and encouraged by Ottawa’s announced intention to increase funding for sexual and reproductive health rights globally in response to the reinstatement by President Trump of the “gag rule” denying aid to organizations that perform or provide [...]
Papua New Guinea is in Crisis. Population Growth is Part of the Problem.
January 16th, 2017. Papua New Guinea's booming population, which is largely rural and has more than doubled in the past thirty years, is forcing farmers to resort to unsustainable land use practices to feed its ever-increasing human numbers. [...]
World Vasectomy Day, November 18th, 2016
World Vasectomy Day (#WVD), a global initiative now in its fourth year, has become the largest male oriented contraception event in history. It is creating conversations among men about the benefits of family planning, [...]
PIC Endorses Thriller Highlighting Issue of Overpopulation
Oct. 4th, 2016. Population Institute Canada is endorsing a new, “hard-shooting kick of a thriller” which raises awareness about the rapid growth of human population. “Disguising a heart of pure poetry,” the novel Patriarch Run, by [...]
July 11th, 2016, is World Population Day
Population Institute Canada (PIC) is the voice of Canadians concerned with global overpopulation and its negative human and environmental consequences. A Word about Theme "Investing in teenage girls," the theme for 2016, is especially significant given that so [...]