Canada—a Country at Risk: Why doesn’t Johnny want to do a good job of work?

Relevant for today’s Canada is the 1983 US report, A Nation at Risk: "If an unfriendly foreign power had attempted to impose on America the mediocre educational performance that exists today, we might well have viewed it as an act of war.”

The continuity of civilization and national prosperity depends on the education of next generations and their preparation as a capable and willing labour force. But many employers find Canadian-born youth lacking the required education, skills and work ethic.