e-600 (Electoral system)
- Keywords
- 8545-421-11-23 Government Response to petitions concerning the electoral system
- Electoral system
- Federal-provincial-territorial relations
- Students
- Voting age
Original language of petition: French
Petition to the Government of Canada
- The best guarantee of future voter turnout is past voter turnout;
- Youth at age 16 go to school, where they can take civics courses, discuss elections in a facilitated environment and learn how to make an informed choice;
- A voting age of 16 would give youth a voice, restore a certain degree of balance and encourage politicians and political parties to take their concerns into account; and
- The voting age is already 16 in other parts of the world, including Austria, Nicaragua, Brazil, Argentina and Ecuador.
- Open for signature
- October 11, 2016, at 12:34 p.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- February 8, 2017, at 12:34 p.m. (EDT)
- Presented to the House of Commons
-
Dan Vandal
(Saint Boniface—Saint Vital)
October 31, 2017 (Petition No. 421-01767) - Government response tabled
- December 7, 2017
Only validated signatures are counted towards the total number of signatures.
Province / Territory | Signatures |
---|---|
Alberta | 23 |
British Columbia | 60 |
Manitoba | 47 |
New Brunswick | 202 |
Newfoundland and Labrador | 7 |
Northwest Territories | 1 |
Nova Scotia | 28 |
Ontario | 120 |
Prince Edward Island | 10 |
Quebec | 52 |
Saskatchewan | 7 |
Yukon | 3 |