This all seems bad ...

http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/canada-s-math-science-lag-bad-for-economy-report-says-1.1930150

Canada’s math, science lag bad for economy, report says

OECD survey finds Canadians’ numeracy ‘significantly below’ average

CBC News Posted: Oct 08, 2013 3:26 PM ET Last Updated: Oct 08, 2013 3:53 PM ET

"While Canadians scored far above average at problem solving in technology-rich environments and their average literacy score was around the average of OECD countries, their mean numeracy score was “significantly below the average,” the OECD said, putting Canada 13th out of 21 countries." 

A part of me does wonder how much of this is industry funded however ...

"Meanwhile, Canadians are paying a heavy price for the fact that less than 50 per cent of Canadian high school students graduate with senior courses in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) at a time when 70 per cent of Canada’s top jobs require an education in those fields, said report released by the science education advocacy group Let’s Talk Science and the pharmaceutical company Amgen Canada. "

Check out the rather weasel-y last recommendation involving guess who ...?

So I thought I'd find out just how supports this 'advocacy group' ...

http://www.letstalkscience.ca/supporters.html

Ugh ... look who one of their 'champions' are ...

Champions

Sure I'd like to talk science, but I'd rather keep the Frakenfood purveyors of the world away from teenagers if you don't mind.