Just on the early learning point, there were 23 kids in my grade 6 class in rural Nova Scotia and only 8 graduated from high school. When I think back to those kids, the difference between those of us who did and those of us who didn't, those who didn't came from families where they didn't have an opportunity to read at home and that sort of thing—not because they had bad parents, but because they had parents who probably couldn't read or had limited literacy. So I agree with you in terms of breaking that multi-generational poverty cycle.
On May 31st, 2012. See this statement in context.