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Today's CLIC Alert is an article by Susan Delacourt of The Star, reporting on the new Liberal candidate, Justin Trudeau's campaign to win their leadership race.
Justin Trudeau: Canadians not satisfied with Tory government
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Justin Trudeau and Mississauga Mayor, Hazel McCallion
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Delacourt quotes Trudeau during a 'kick-off' function in Mississauga, attended by 'an impressive' one thousand people:
"It's not about me . . . . It's not even about our party. Canadians are listening because they're not satisfied with the government they have. They want better. They know they deserve better."
(Today's CLIC suggests that it's not about him or his party: It's about the memory of his father.)
Today's CLIC reiterates that entering politics is not the goal of writing about Trudeau and the Liberal race; however, it is a fact that today, Israel's closest friend and supporter is Canada. Any political candidate, introduced by the lead actor of Little Mosque on the Prairie, is likely going to lessen this precious support.
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Friday Special:
The Most Educated Countries in the World
By Michael B. Sauter & Alexander E.M. Hess, 24/7 Wall St.
The OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) provided information on the percentage of residents aged 25 to 64 with a tertiary education for each of its 34 member countries, as well as for eight other nations. 2010 statistics on educational attainment, graduation rates, GDP per capita and unemployment rates also were provided by the OECD. The latest figures covering country-level education expenditure are from 2009.
These are the two most educated countries in the world:
1. Canada
- Percent population with tertiary education: 51 percent
- Average annual growth rate (2000-2010): 2.4 percent (5th lowest)
- GDP per capita: $39,050 (11th highest)
Canada is the only nation where more than half of all adults had a tertiary education in 2010. This was up from 40 percent of the adult population in 2000, when the country also ranked as the world's most educated. Canada has managed to become a world leader in education without being a leader in education spending, which totaled just 6.1 percent of GDP in 2009, or less than the 6.3 percent average for the OECD. A large amount of its spending went towards tertiary education, on which the country spent 2.5 percent of GDP, trailing only the United States and South Korea. One of the few areas Canada did not perform well in was attracting international students, who made up just 6.6 percent of all tertiary students -- lower than the OECD's 8 percent average.
2. Israel
- Percent population with tertiary education: 46 percent
- Average annual growth rate (2000-2010): N/A
- GDP per capita: $26,531 (13th lowest)
Israel only joined the OECD in 2010. That year, its GDP per capita was more than $7,000 below the OECD's average. Despite this, the country's high school graduation rate was 92 percent in 2010, well above the OECD's 84 percent average. Some 46 percent of residents had a tertiary education, versus 31 percent for the OECD. Israel spent 7.2 percent of GDP on educational institutions in 2009, the sixth most among all nations. And for the first time, preschool education will become free in 2012 even for children as young as three years old, Haaretz newspaper reported. This should benefit Israel as, according to the OECD, "early childhood education is associated with better performance later on in school."
Shabbat Shalom!
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