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Shift: The Demographer's Dilemma (Episode 1)

The first episode examines the work of demographers and what they're saying about how demographic trends will shape Canada's future. Hear a documentary called The Demographer's Dilemma and Anna Maria's interview with Munir Sheikh, who resigned as Canada's chief statistician last summer.

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Shift: Stories Behind the Stats from CBC Radio - Shift: Caring for the Elderly - Aging Part 2 (Episode 10)Aug 29, 2011 | 27:30Shift: Stories Behind the Stats from CBC Radio Shift: Caring for the Elderly - Aging Part 2 (Episode 10) Audio
Shift: Stories Behind the Stats from CBC Radio Shift: Caring for the Elderly - Aging Part 2 (Episode 10) Aug 29, 2011 | 27:30As Canada's Baby Boomers hit their golden years, they will put pressure on society to care for them. But this demographic shift will also take a personal toll... as more families and individuals become caregivers for aging friends and relatives. How will our country ensure for the well-being of seniors in the future? It's a crucial policy question, and we're tackling it.
Shift: Stories Behind the Stats from CBC Radio - Shift: Greying of the Population - Aging Part 1 (Episode 9)Aug 22, 2011 | 27:30Shift: Stories Behind the Stats from CBC Radio Shift: Greying of the Population - Aging Part 1 (Episode 9) Audio
Shift: Stories Behind the Stats from CBC Radio Shift: Greying of the Population - Aging Part 1 (Episode 9) Aug 22, 2011 | 27:30We devote the final two episodes of Shift to the greying of our nation. In this episode, we look at the numbers and introduce you to someone from one of the fastest-growing age demographics in the country -- those 100 and older. We also take a trip to Garnish, Newfoundland, a town ahead of the demographic curve when it comes to age. And we talk to an author who says anxiety about an aging population is a recurring theme in history. Plus hear about how the public sector is being hit by demographic changes.
Shift: Stories Behind the Stats from CBC Radio - Shift: Global Shift (Episode 8)Aug 15, 2011 | 27:30Shift: Stories Behind the Stats from CBC Radio Shift: Global Shift (Episode 8) Audio
Shift: Stories Behind the Stats from CBC Radio Shift: Global Shift (Episode 8) Aug 15, 2011 | 27:30Today on Shift... demographic changes beyond our borders. We take a look at the moving target of global population projections and learn what's driving population growth in Africa. On a different demographic note, China's one-child policy is three decades old... we hear about how the most populous country has been reshaped as a result. We also take a look at demographic trends that helped to spark this year's Arab Spring.
Shift: Stories Behind the Stats from CBC Radio - Shift: Rural/Urban Shift (Episode 7)Aug 8, 2011 | 27:30Shift: Stories Behind the Stats from CBC Radio Shift: Rural/Urban Shift (Episode 7) Audio
Shift: Stories Behind the Stats from CBC Radio Shift: Rural/Urban Shift (Episode 7) Aug 8, 2011 | 27:30Canada's population is becoming increasingly urbanized and that's having a profound impact on the rural communities left behind. We hear about how urbanization is putting pressure on some of the most productive farmland in the country. And we visit one farm in Saskatchewan that's trying to preserve the rural way of life -- and the culture -- with the help of some big, hairy beasts: bison. We also hear about how city living affects our brains.
Shift: Stories Behind the Stats from CBC Radio - Shift: Aboriginal Canada (Episode 6)Aug 1, 2011 | 27:30Shift: Stories Behind the Stats from CBC Radio Shift: Aboriginal Canada (Episode 6) Audio
Shift: Stories Behind the Stats from CBC Radio Shift: Aboriginal Canada (Episode 6) Aug 1, 2011 | 27:30Canada's Aboriginal populations are bucking the demographic trends that are shaping the rest of the country. Rather than aging, the population is young and growing. We take you to Saskatoon to track how that reality is shaping that city and its economy. Anna Maria speaks with men who are part of an unfortunate statistic ... inmates in a provincial jail, the majority of whom are Aboriginal. And we hear about how demographic changes are expressing themselves in the artwork produced in Cape Dorset, Nunavut.
Shift: Stories Behind the Stats from CBC Radio - Shift: Relation-SHIFT (Episode 5)Jul 25, 2011 | 27:30Shift: Stories Behind the Stats from CBC Radio Shift: Relation-SHIFT (Episode 5) Audio
Shift: Stories Behind the Stats from CBC Radio Shift: Relation-SHIFT (Episode 5) Jul 25, 2011 | 27:30Today on Shift... the demographics of relationships. They're changing rapidly... We hear about how marriage is morphing and about the rise of singles. We also hear from a group of women spanning three different generations about how they balance work and family and what feminism means to them.
Shift: Stories Behind the Stats from CBC Radio - Shift: Generation Y (Episode 4)Jul 18, 2011 | 27:30Shift: Stories Behind the Stats from CBC Radio Shift: Generation Y (Episode 4) Audio
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Shift: Stories Behind the Stats from CBC Radio - Shift: Immigration and Diversity (Episode 3)Jul 11, 2011 | 27:30Shift: Stories Behind the Stats from CBC Radio Shift: Immigration and Diversity (Episode 3) Audio
Shift: Stories Behind the Stats from CBC Radio Shift: Immigration and Diversity (Episode 3) Jul 11, 2011 | 27:30With people having fewer babies, immigration has become an essential part of Canada's population growth. And that's reshaping the demographic profile of the country. Anna Maria speaks with some newcomers in Saskatoon and examines the way demographic change is shifting how politics are done in Canada.
Shift: Stories Behind the Stats from CBC Radio - Shift: Fertility and Babies (Episode 2)Jul 4, 2011 | 27:30Shift: Stories Behind the Stats from CBC Radio Shift: Fertility and Babies (Episode 2) Audio
Shift: Stories Behind the Stats from CBC Radio Shift: Fertility and Babies (Episode 2) Jul 4, 2011 | 27:30Canada's birth rate has steadily declined in the decades following the Baby Boom of post-World War Two. Today, the fertility rate is less than half of what it was 60 years ago. We explore the reasons behind this demographic shift and look at what the province of Quebec is doing to bump up fertility.
Shift: Stories Behind the Stats from CBC Radio - Shift: The Demographer's Dilemma (Episode 1)Jun 27, 2011 | 27:30Shift: Stories Behind the Stats from CBC Radio Shift: The Demographer's Dilemma (Episode 1) Audio
Shift: Stories Behind the Stats from CBC Radio Shift: The Demographer's Dilemma (Episode 1) Jun 27, 2011 | 27:30The first episode examines the work of demographers and what they're saying about how demographic trends will shape Canada's future. Hear a documentary called The Demographer's Dilemma and Anna Maria's interview with Munir Sheikh, who resigned as Canada's chief statistician last summer.
Shift: Stories Behind the Stats from CBC Radio - Shift: The Final ChapterJun 23, 2011 | 23:59Shift: Stories Behind the Stats from CBC Radio Shift: The Final Chapter Audio
Shift: Stories Behind the Stats from CBC Radio Shift: The Final Chapter Jun 23, 2011 | 23:59The final chapter in The Current's season-long project, Shift ... the eventual end of the road for our society's dominant demographic, the baby boomers. Embalmer, funeral director and author Robert Webster will give us an inside look at the world of undertakers in a feature interview.
Shift: Stories Behind the Stats from CBC Radio - Inside Funeral Homes: ShiftJun 23, 2011 | 21:11Shift: Stories Behind the Stats from CBC Radio Inside Funeral Homes: Shift Audio
Shift: Stories Behind the Stats from CBC Radio Inside Funeral Homes: Shift Jun 23, 2011 | 21:11Funeral director Robert Webster muses about the secrets of the dead in a business where there's new life ... thanks to a demographic bulge. Our Project shift takes us six feet under to explore the final frontier ... the one that eventually leaves us all breathless.
Shift: Stories Behind the Stats from CBC Radio - Shift: Frank Graves on Polling PredictionsJun 22, 2011 | 19:19Shift: Stories Behind the Stats from CBC Radio Shift: Frank Graves on Polling Predictions Audio
Shift: Stories Behind the Stats from CBC Radio Shift: Frank Graves on Polling Predictions Jun 22, 2011 | 19:19As he watched the results of last month's federal election roll in, pollster Frank Graves, the President of EKOS Research Associates, was struck by a painful question How could I have screwed up so badly? In previous elections, Graves' predictions had been very close to the actual results but not so this time. Graves now believes his polling was off because of Canada's unique, complicated and quickly shifting demographics.
Shift: Stories Behind the Stats from CBC Radio - Back in the Closet (Documentary): ShiftJun 20, 2011 | 23:59Shift: Stories Behind the Stats from CBC Radio Back in the Closet (Documentary): Shift Audio
Shift: Stories Behind the Stats from CBC Radio Back in the Closet (Documentary): Shift Jun 20, 2011 | 23:59This morning our Project SHIFT on demographic change tracks the realities of Canada's aging LGBT community. We speak with people who spent half their lives fighting to come out... who fear intolerance in old age could force them back into the closet.
Shift: Stories Behind the Stats from CBC Radio - Shift: Back in the Closet (documentary)Jun 20, 2011 | 21:55Shift: Stories Behind the Stats from CBC Radio Shift: Back in the Closet (documentary) Audio
Shift: Stories Behind the Stats from CBC Radio Shift: Back in the Closet (documentary) Jun 20, 2011 | 21:55Many gays discover the battles they thought they had won decades ago are still being waged in unlikely places -- such as long term care homes for the elderly. As part of our project, Shift on demographic change, we track down the realities of Canada's aging LGBTT community who now fear intolerance in old age could force them back into the closet.

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