The problem is that in the 70s every small town was a type of company town. They left, and the schooling systems in those towns that taught trades, went on to just general education of math, english and reading.... Most schools in the 80s had shop classes, now it very impossible to find high schools that cater to shop classes for auto, machining, metal work, welding etc.B.C. plans 'substantive changes' for interprovincial trade
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[BC minister] Gibson would not discuss the specific changes to its free trade exceptions that B.C. was considering but said ideas in other discussions have included recognition of certifications for workers including roofers and teachers.
https://www.biv.com/news/bc-plans-substantive-changes-for-interprovincial-trade-10270384
Trump invokes tariffs to bring overseas manufacturing back to America. BC politicians seems to think certifying a few teachers and roofers going to solve something. That's to say relaxed standards. If you visit a bank every couple of months over past decades you know about deteriorated communication standards during federal immigration influx.
The same hoard that wouldn't talk about the casino laundering because the laundred money used to buy into BC real estate used as a desperate source of provincial income.
From Google:
Natural barriers, such as geography, prohibitive barriers, such as restrictions on the sale of alcohol; technical barriers, such as vehicle weight standards; and regulatory barriers, such as licensing and paperwork requirements, all inhibit interprovincial trade.Feb 14, 2025
From Google:
The Minister for Internal Trade is a member of the Cabinet of Canada. The minister can be appointed under the Agreement on Internal Trade Implementation Act of 1996. However, the position was not used until 2005, and it was disused during several periods of time thereafter.
If ever Canada needed more internal trade it's now. In building materials, glass frames, carpeting. Furnishings, refrigerators, ranges, furnaces, elevators, small appliances. And trade schools turning out trainable folk to fabricate and assemble. Another big item that needs to be done in Canada. Canadian made equipment used to fabricate products or else see your operation go south when advanced equipment required to ramp up.
Alot of this is left to post secondary institutions, the reality being that most math courses post secondary are not as advanced as some advance math courses in high school. So yes the generations are falling behind.
I think schools should spend less time on computers and more on the basic and trades.
I am also concerned at what they teach post secondary. Professors need to review the labs being taught by teaching assistants. They need to review the labs after they have been marked. Labs should have text book references for pre lab reading.