PRESTON MANNING WILL TAKE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO POST Canadian Press reports that Preston Manning, founder of the Reform Party and its Leader prior to its evolvement into the Canadian Alliance, will become a lecturer at the University of Toronto after he retires from politics in January. His post will begin in the fall. Manning will also become a senior fellow at the Vancouver-based Fraser Institute. His residence remains in Calgary.
AUSTRALIA’S DR. DEATH SEEKING TO ‘PRACTICE’ IN NEW ZEALAND The New Zealand Herald reports that Australian euthanasia campaigner Dr Philip Nitschke still plans to apply for temporary registration as a doctor in New Zealand. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=233769&thesection=news&thesubsection=general
SWITZERLAND REJECTS ACTIVE EUTHANASIA BUT RETAINS PASSIVE EUTHANASIA Last week the Swiss National Council clearly rejected two bills on euthanasia. One of the them, supported by the Left, proposed active euthanasia but the legislature also rejected a conservative bill to limit the practice. The government will propose legislation aimed at filling the legal vacuum surrounding the practice of two forms of euthanasia: “indirect active” euthanasia, and “passive” euthanasia, both of which are recognized by the Swiss academy of medical sciences. https://library.northernlight.com/FE20011213090000282.html?cb=0&dx=1006&sc=0#doc
POPULATION OF OVER-65s TRIPLES IN PAST 50 YEARS The number of people age 65 and older in the world more than tripled over the past half-century. The 65-and-older population increased from 131 million in 1950 to 420 million in 2000, said the report from the Census Bureau and the National Institute on Aging. Italy and Japan have 28% of their population over 65. In developed countries, the issue raises concerns for health care, pensions and retirement benefits. The cause of the percentage increase is the low birth rate according to analysts. https://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ap/20011213/us/global_aging_1.html