In a report comparing how Canada ranks against other countries for education Canada came second for literacy behind Finland and came in the top 6 for science literacy and math. CBC Article http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/education/oecd_2003.html Full Report http://www.oecd.org/document/7/0,3343,en_2649_39263238_33712135_1_1_1_1,00.html
CANADA’S SHAME
Most of us would be suprised at the numbers of people in Canada today that are functionally illiterate. Here is an interesting article fom the National that discusses how literacy rates are suprising even the experts. http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/education/canada-shame.html