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Do you have an online reference to thise stats? I found this which seems to indicate that the highest score achieved anywhere was 79%. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> unfortunatly i don't have any online reference, which i realize is bad on my part, the thing was i sitting in a doctor's office and picked up a random magazine and that was i read.

i have a really sad story about immigration problems. i knew this family in an undisclosed Latin American country that tried to get to Canada. they were a hard working family, she was a dentist, he worked in pharmasuticles, they had 2 kids a boy and girl, under 3 years old. the family had a sister that had immigrated in the early 90s and was willing to sponser them. The family was even able to obtain a 200 name petition of support from a local church. The papers were filed and all looked good to go until guess what ... DENIED! Why? they're was the slight technicality that the husband had been born and raised in Cuba which OBVIOUSLY made him a Communist. At the same time, a guy with a criminal record applied for immigration and because of the Candian Immigration Regulation that protects people with Criminal Records the guy was easily given the papers in a month. So hard working family with intention to start up a life in Canada BAD! Guy with criminal record that has no university degree GOOD! i'm comfused, how is this right?

Ok, i realize this topic has nothing to do with Liberals, Conservatives, NDP, Green Party, Bloc Quebecois, Democrats or Republicans. However this topic is certainly disturbing when you think about it. the other day i was looking at world educational statistics and it showed that on a world scale the national average for Canadian grades is 54%!!!!!!!!! that means that half the country that is in school is failing and the other half is passing (thus the average). on a world scale canada is near the middle falling to other countries such as Japan, UK, Sweden and the Netherlands in a global comparisson. we're not as bad as the united states but hey lets face it 54% isn't the greatest. according to Premier Ralph Klein, alberta boasts as one of the leaders in Canadian education with a whooping average of 64%. this means that SOMEBODY is at 44% or lower. now once again, i apologize this is a little off topic for the forum, but i just want to know, am i crazy and is this normal and nothing to fear or is there really a problem that should be addressed. if anyone can find any other stats on this issue i would like to see them. PLEASE IF YOU CAN PROVE ME WRONG!