Frank McKenna and Declining Population

aging population: e He was reacting to an op-ed piece written by Frank McKenna, where the former New Brunswick premier says boosting Atlantic Canada population through immigration is necessary to combat aging and declining populations, according to Globe and Mail. New Brunswick saw deaths outpace births for the first time in 2014, and McKenna said the rest of the country needs to take note because an aging population costs more, and the declining population base will result in less equalization, fewer transfers for health and education, and less money raised from income tax. The imperative to have an immigration profile that is similar to the rest of the country in all aspects is mission critical, Prince Edward Island Premier Wade Mac Lauchlan said Monday. McKenna said Atlantic Canada only gets about 2.5 per cent of immigrants to Canada. They are all going to Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver. Immigrants go where immigrants are. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.