Illiteracy: Canada’s hidden shame

The answer to Canada’s productivity challenges isn't solely bringing in talented immigrants. It requires ensuring the domestic population is properly educated.

Families, Children, and Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos should dust off the stagnant National Literacy Action Plan, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times file photo

Opinion

BY ANDREW CADDELL

October 18, 2017

OTTAWA—There is a country where almost half of the adult population cannot read this column. You might presume it’s in the developing world. It’s not: it is Canada. And sadly, few Canadians acknowledge it, and fewer still are doing anything about it. Here are the numbers: about 45 per cent o...

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