It is very dramatic, and I think it is one we should all be concerned about, as people who are concerned about our country and the conditions and quality that we live in.
What we're talking about is the ability to participate in democratic processes, understanding how you vote and where you go to vote, understanding how to evaluate the choices that are in front of you, understanding how to navigate the health care system so that you can get the kinds of services and requirements that your physical and mental self need in order to do that. And we're also talking about basic kinds of numeracy skills, so that you can understand how to do your grocery shopping, how to plan your budget, whether or not it makes more sense for you to invest your money in an RESP or an RRSP. Those are the kinds of basic life tasks that we're talking about, and nine million Canadians do not have the required levels of literacy or numeracy to participate fully in our Canadian way of life.