The pitfalls and dangers of not returning to target For the better part of the last 30 years, Canada has benefited from the selfstabilizing mechanisms I just described.5 But these mechanisms cannot be taken for granted. In fact, they’re being tested by the series of large shocks that our economy has experienced over the past 18 months.
The day when a high-school or college education would serve a graduate for a lifetime is gone. Today’s recipients of diplomas expect to have many jobs and to use a wide range of skills over their working lives.