Mr. Speaker, we will continue to work with our partners to ensure that Canadians have the highest possible literacy skills.
My department is supporting the international adult literacy survey.
While Canadians have some very strong literacy skills, we must ensure that all Canadians can succeed in an advanced economy.
The 1997 budget increased funding to the national literacy secretariat to $29 million.
I will also be meeting today with representatives of literacy organizations and Senator Joyce Fairbairn, whom I would like to thank very much for her leadership on this issue.