It's part of the frontier that's left in our society. We think that something that's made up isn't going to be useful to us. But fiction is a way of expanding our world - we're given such a small slice. Canada is going to have to chart its own course. A good start would be to recognize that no single approach is going to produce a breakthrough.
Entrepreneurs claim their software works wonders for even the most reluctant reader.
Independent tests have so far found these claims involve as much sizzle as steak. The target date is September 2000. Another potential pitfall is the Constitution. If literacy involved no more than education and training, then the provinces could claim exclusive jurisdiction. But it also encompasses health, mobility rights, and culture as well, also federal responsibilities.