What's more, she launched Kobo, an e-reading platform, and one of the few successful digital products to come from a retail company.

Her full story: www.buildcanada.com/great-canadi...

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The good news is that small changes can lead to massive improvements. Teaching literacy is well understood and many countries have made huge strides through targeted phonics training, increasing reading time, and more. By learning from these approaches we can transform our early childhood education.

But right now Canada is failing these students. 1 in 4 Canadian children miss reading goals by Grade 3 and by High School almost 15% of children lack the basic reading skills needed to thrive in the modern world.

To make progress the most important time to improve literacy rates is before Grade 4. This is a critical period for development and the skills gained at this age have the longest lasting impact on a person's abilities.

This is a tragedy for those unable to achieve as much as they could in their careers and lives, it is also a significant financial burden for the country. A 1% improvement could grow the economy by $67 billion

Not only has it helped spur economic growth, it has alleviated inequality through everything from female empowerment to informed civic participation. Canada has made great progress towards universal literacy but there are still millions of Canadians who remain functionally illiterate.

he worked with Canadian farmers, adapted menus to local tastes, and partnered with local communities to great success.

His fully story here: www.buildcanada.com/great-canadian-builders/george-cohon

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Thanks to Dave Colantonio for the story: www.buildcanada.com/great-canadi...

The most senior trade ministers will be gathering this Wed Nov 19. Build Canada will be looking closely to see what comes out of that meeting, and our Trade Barriers Tracker will have the updates: www.buildcanada.com/trade-barriers

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