32 - Wednesday, May 13, 1992 - North Shore News SINGLE-PARENT families have been cited as a reason Canada is experiencing a maior problem with students dropping out of school, and the situation will get worse if nothing is done to curb the problem now. That was one of several messages federal Minister of State for Youth Pierre Cadieux delivered recently to a group of Grade 10 Handsworth Second- ary school students in North Vancouver. Cadieux was on the North Shore to talk to students about Ottawa's five-year $294 million Stay In School program. “You must look ahead and confront the new world that is about to be born. Who will do the demanding jobs of the future? Not the high school dropouts, that’s for sure,” said Cadieux. “We are not about to solve the drop-out problem overnight. Your career choices are crucial fo Canada’s future. Cunada has a 30% drop-out rate. There's a future out there for you. Take your time and you will suc- He said Canada spends $44 bition annually on education and job training, but inat by the year 2000 there will be one mil- lion unemployed and unskilled workers in the country. He added that Canada’s future productivity will be © threatened if people cannot be found to fill the demanding jobs of tomorrow. Cadieux also en- couraged females to consider entering into fields such as engineering. “The problem with dropouts is not just a federal problem or a provincial problem. it's everybody's problem. One reason people drop out of school is that there are too many single parent families. We're trying to address the problem by getting young people involved.” Cadieux said that the Stay tn School program has been received well by school districts across Canada and educators see the program as a positive approach towards keeping students in school. “t's given the results antici- pated. 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