Canada finds itself running out of kids

By Times Colonist (Victoria)January 5, 2009 An unprecedented decline in the number of children in Canada is creating ripples from toy store aisles to school hallways and hockey arenas, forcing a new approach to a shrinking child population.

"I often say what happened to elementary schools yesterday happens to high schools today and happens to college and university enrolments tomorrow," says David Foot, a University of Toronto economist and author of Boom Bust and Echo. "It doesn't mean there's...

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