Take heart Yanks.

Im_gumby · 03-July-07, 07:50 AM

Long have we had to suffer the indignation of raising stupid children. NO LONGER! The inhabitants of the fifty-first state are no better than we. How is it possible that only 33% of the citizenry could identify the number of provences?

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	OTTAWA (Reuters) - Most Canadians know so little about their own country that they would flunk the basic test that new immigrants are required to take before becoming citizens, according to a poll released on Friday. The Ipsos-Reid survey showed that 60 percent of Canadians would fail the test. A similar poll done in 1997 showed a failure rate of 45 percent. "Canadians appear to be losing knowledge when it comes to the most basic questions about Canadian history, politics, culture and geography ... (they) performed abysmally on some questions," the firm said in a statement. Only 4 percent knew the three requirements a citizen had to meet to be able to vote while only a third could correctly identify the number of provinces and territories. Just 8 percent knew that Queen Elizabeth II is the head of state. The survey was carried out for the Dominion Institute, which aims to boost knowledge of Canadian history and values. It said all high school students should have to pass a special citizenship exam before they can graduate. "It is frankly disheartening to see the lack of progress made by our group and the countless other organizations working to improve civic literary of Canadians over the last 10 years," said institute co-founder Rudyard Griffiths. The Ipsos-Reid survey of 1,005 adults was conducted between June 5 and 7 and is considered to be accurate to within 3.1 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.

GrandpaNoob72 · 04-July-07, 12:57 PM

I guess they have no idea what their Social Studies professors are talking ABOOT... EH?

Seriously, though, as good as it may feel to know we're not the only ones with so many blissful people in our midst, it is not a good sign when the rest of the world is catching up... Fear of a dumb planet? Yep, you betcha!

Mr. Fiddles · 05-August-07, 11:27 PM

Anyone remember Eve (the rapper chick) and her moronic comments about 'her people'?

She said something along the lines of "I was really shocked to see black people in other countries. I thought we only came from America".

It made me want to eat my own face.

Hak Foo · 06-August-07, 02:10 AM

Didn't you guys realign the provinces and territories recently? That might have thrown some people off.

Coelacanth · 08-August-07, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Im_gumby


	Long have we had to suffer the indignation of raising stupid children. NO LONGER! The inhabitants of the fifty-first state are no better than we. How is it possible that only 33% of the citizenry could identify the number of provences?

You mean "provinces", right? Hehe, I couldn't resist!

04-July-07, 12:57 PM		#2 (permalink)
GrandpaNoob72 Eleven-Bravo Sitrep Writer	Re: Take heart Yanks. I guess they have no idea what their Social Studies professors are talking ABOOT... EH? Seriously, though, as good as it may feel to know we're not the only ones with so many blissful people in our midst, it is not a good sign when the rest of the world is catching up... Fear of a dumb planet? Yep, you betcha!

05-August-07, 11:27 PM		#3 (permalink)
Mr. Fiddles Apex Tech Fanatic	Re: Take heart Yanks. Anyone remember Eve (the rapper chick) and her moronic comments about 'her people'? She said something along the lines of "I was really shocked to see black people in other countries. I thought we only came from America". It made me want to eat my own face.

06-August-07, 02:10 AM		#4 (permalink)
Hak Foo Apex Elite Tech	Re: Take heart Yanks. Didn't you guys realign the provinces and territories recently? That might have thrown some people off.

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