13-01 The Issues
If you are a big picture person, that is someone concerned with what will drive our future in terms of standards of living, economic development, resource depletion, the environment and that kind of thing, then you will be concerned with population projections.It’s easy to discover that the world population is around the 7 billion level,…
13-02 Over and Under
To examine over-population and under-population two nations to put under the microscope would be China and Japan. I have travelled to both and can understand things you cannot grasp just by studying statistics.Mary and I were in China for our 30th wedding anniversary and it was just a short few years after the Chinese government…
13-03 Development
It was in the fall of 1978 that Premier Alex Campbell of Prince Edward Island invited me to meet with his full cabinet to discuss small scale development initiatives. And while meeting with his cabinet colleagues we all enjoyed a meal of fresh lobster. How many people realize what a magical small province we enjoy…
13-04 Holy Moly
When my grandkids see something interesting or special they say “cool”. But back in the 1950s we would say “holy moly”.In this chapter I am describing some “holy moly” moments when I visited nations where its citizens are long-livers. These are some of the things that stood out for me that might account for their…