Human Resources committee  Certainly it's been our model of working for many years. But I think it's also where literacy issues are first identified. I have a story from Winnipeg, where the women were coming in for their food basket, and they were changing the system by which they had to apply. They had to

Human Resources committee  I never like this question because it sets up something that we're trying to fight, that the ministries of advanced education will say it's the education system's fault, the K to 12. There's a whole bunch of factors. It's certainly something that my other colleagues at the table

Human Resources committee  It's called Literacy Matters: A Call for Action. It was the TD Financial Group. The author was Craig Alexander, who at that point was vice-president and deputy chief economist. I think you still can get it on the TD website.

Human Resources committee  Yes, absolutely.

Human Resources committee  He has a lot of good information.

Human Resources committee  I think we'd both agree with that. I think one of the issues with that is the constitutional issue of where education lies and the various sectors that are responsible for it. On-reserve aboriginal communities are federal. Off-reserve is provincial. Youth education is provincial,

Human Resources committee  Good morning. Thank you, Mr. Chairman and members of the committee. I'm thrilled to be here. I was a keener and arrived a little bit early, and I was listening to some of the other sessions. So unlike one of my colleagues who was here earlier, I am going to link low literacy and