We’ll see you in court.

Did you know that Canada’s voting age is being taken to court?

13 young Canadians, aged 12 to 18, have filed an application at the Ontario Superior Court of Justice to challenge the voting age in Canada. Supported by Justice for Children and Youth, The David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights and a coalition of youth organizations, the 13 youth are arguing that the Canada Elections Act, which prevents citizens under the age of 18 from voting in federal elections, is in violation of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and is therefore unconstitutional!

In the news!

TELEVISION

Politics Tonight, CP24 (Dec 1 2021)

CityNews (Dec 1 2021)

Global News (Dec 2 2021)

Breakfast Television (Dec 2 2021)


NATIONAL COVERAGE

CBC
Young Canadians launch court challenge to lower federal voting age from 18 (Dec 1 2021)

CTV
Young Canadians file court challenge calling for federal voting age to be lowered (Dec 1 2021)

National Post
Group of young Canadians sue federal government to eliminate minimum voting age (Dec 1 2021)

Narcity
Canadian Kids Are Going To Court To Get The Voting Age In Canada Lowered From 18 (Dec 2 2021)

Canada.com
Ottawa teen part of court challenge to lower federal voting age (Dec 1 2021)

National Observer
Climate crisis fuels push to drop voting age to 16 (Dec 2 2021)


LOCAL COVERAGE

Go Cape Breton
PODCAST: 16-year-old Nova Scotian involved in court challenge to lower voting age (Dec 2 2021)

Y108FM Hamilton (Ontario)
Hamilton teen a part of Ontario court challenge to lower federal voting age (Dec 2 2021)

Winnipeg Free Press
Young Canadians file suit against federal over minimum voting age (Dec 1 2021)

Toronto SUN
Challenge seeking to lower Canada's voting age filed in Ontario court (Dec 1 2021)

YVY Times (Vancouver)
Young Canadians launch court challenge to lower federal voting age from 18 (Dec 1 2021)

Brampton Guardian (Ontario)
Young Canadians file suit over voting age (Dec 1 2021)

Nanaimo News Now (BC)
Young Canadians file suit against federal over minimum voting age (Dec 1 2021)

BattleFords Now
Young Canadians file suit against federal over minimum voting age (Dec 1 2021)

Heart FM (Ontario)
Canadian Youth Challenge Voting Age (Dec 1 2021)

AM800 (Windsor, Ontario)
Young Canadians file suit against federal over minimum voting age (Dec 1 2021)

101.1 FM (Ontario)
Canadian Youth Challenge Voting Age (Dec 1 2021)

VOCM (Newfoundland)
Young Newfoundlander Among Those Calling for Lower Voting Age (Dec 2 2021)

Seneca Journalism (Ontario)
Court Challenge to lower voting age at 16 (Dec 2 2021)

North Bay Nugget (Ontario)
Challenge seeking to lower Canada's voting age filed in Ontario court (Dec 1 2021)

Fort McMurray Today (Alberta)
Fort McMurray student joins other Canadian youth challenging federal voting age (Dec 2 2021)

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