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Ottawa - Fewer couples are getting legally married, families are getting smaller and women still do most of the juggling involved in balancing work and home. This information comes in a report released on Monday by the Ottawa-based Vanier Institute of the Family. It found that in 1981, about 65 per cent of both men and women could be expected to marry at least once by the time they reached the age of 50. Today, 51 per cent of women and 48 per cent of men can be expected to marry by age 50. More couples are now choosing common-law relationships. The report also says the average family now comprises 3.1 people, down from 3.7 in 1971. That's because there are fewer children per family, more lone-parent families and more empty-nester baby boomers. The good news is that about 85 per cent of Canadians report that they are either "very satisfied" or "satisfied" with life. Ottawa - Protesters staged a small but noisy demonstration on Parliament Hill Tuesday as Prime Minister Paul Martin greeted George W. Bush to kick off the U.S. president's first official visit to Canada. American Secret Service agents and RCMP officers equipped with rifles and video cameras kept watch over the placard-carrying crowd of about 200 as they shouted "Go Home" and other slogans at the Bush entourage. A small number of pro-Bush demonstrators also showed up to offer a welcome.
