There's no question that literacy is an issue for the future of the Saskatchewan labour market and our workforce. As I said earlier, the international standards for adjudicating literacy skills have rated Saskatchewan's overall literacy level at quite a high level, but they've also commented on the large number of people we have who are at low literacy levels. At the high end of the literacy scale, Saskatchewan exceeds national standards, but at the low level it also exceeds national acceptability. I'm not an absolute expert on these numbers, but I just remember them off the top of my head.
Yes, there is a need for us to invest more heavily in literacy. We cannot move forward and bring into the labour market those people whom both Bev and Ken spoke of, and who are perhaps now marginalized, without improving their literacy skills. And we think there's a strong connection—and research has shown this—between improving literacy skills and the ability of community-based organizations to deliver that as part of a modality or as a strategy for increasing labour market attachment.
So yes, I can say that, but I'm sure that's true in every province in the country. It's truer here, though, because we have a larger number of people....
And this was something Mr. Regan mentioned earlier too. Mobility is a critical issue in Saskatchewan, particularly with our aboriginal labour force. A couple of years ago, I did a study for the Saskatchewan government on the labour force attachment characteristics of young aboriginal people in Regina, Saskatoon, and Winnipeg. Mobility is really, truly one of the critical issues that affect that. I'd be happy to supply that information to you if you'd like to see it.