Garneau: Canada's education system is playing catch-up to automation disruption
Marc Garneau · #20 Marc Garneau: The Future of Transportation · Jul 2, 2017 · at 28:14
Marc Garneau, Canadian Minister of Transport, addresses the potential labor market disruption from autonomous vehicles and robotics replacing truck drivers, taxi drivers, and factory workers.
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“There are professions that that could as a result of automated vehicles and intelligent transportation systems lose their jobs, and that's part of the evolution of a society. And the same applies in the manufacturing sector, where robotics is increasingly replacing the traditional manual labor that's involved there. So, there are going to be big changes, and I think, again, there, our education system is playing catch up as well. I don't think that, ah, I don't think that we're riding the wave at the moment. I think we're trying to play catch up there, because I think it's going to happen quickly.”
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