Is Natural Population Decline a Concern? Presentation to Canadian Association for the Club of Rome (CACOR), July 26, 2024
If a human population of 8 billion and counting is unsustainable, then population decline is inevitable. Yet natural population decline is often treated as an economic [...]
Population Growth and Ecological Sustainability. Presentation to Systems Thinking Ontario, April 17, 2023
The size of a country’s population has an impact on virtually everything: urbanization and land development, infrastructure, housing, energy use, consumption of resources, waste production and [...]
Green Growth: The Mantra of Our Cognitive Dissonance. Presentation to Canadian Association for the Club of Rome (CACOR), July 13, 2022
The Canadian government lays out plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and implement green energy policies, while at the same time massively increasing immigration levels in [...]
Should Canada Have a Population Policy? Presentation to Canadian Association for the Club of Rome (CACOR), March 3, 2021
Does the myth of Canada’s being “underpopulated” conform to ecological and economic realities?
The Big Fat Politically Correct Lie, Presentation to Guelph Wellington Men’s Club, February 23, 2021
Can we really solve the overwhelming problems facing humanity without reducing the human population?
Nobody ever dies of overpopulation. Presentation to Canadian Association for the Club of Rome (CACOR), October 18, 2017
While the obvious causes (floods, droughts, disease) of catastrophic events are recognized, the underlying population factor that made those affected so vulnerable is rarely acknowledged.