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Law proposes lowering the voting age to 16 in Canada.

Voting age lowered to 16.

Introduced Dec 13, 2021·Last discussed Sep 28, 2022
Summary

This proposed law wanted to change the rules about who can vote in Canadian elections. Right now, you have to be 18 to vote. This proposed law wanted to lower that age to 16. So, sixteen and seventeen-year-olds would have been able to vote. This change would have affected all young people in Canada. It would have given more young people a say in who runs the country. It also would have affected political parties. They might have paid more attention to the issues that matter to young people. This idea matters because it's about who gets to participate in democracy. Some people think 16-year-olds are mature enough to vote. Others think they should wait until they are older. Even though this proposed law did not pass, it started a conversation about youth involvement in politics.

Where This Lands on Key Issues

Where this proposed law falls on the policy spectrums that Canadians care about

Political & Electoral ReformProportional representation

Lowering the voting age to 16 would be a significant change to electoral rules, expanding the franchise to a new demographic. This aligns with the +2 end of the spectrum, though not to the extent of a complete overhaul of the electoral system.

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This proposed law did not move forward

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