Join us!!
Hosted by Independent
Senator Marilou McPhedran
Democracies across the globe are lowering the voting age to 16. It’s a gesture of confidence in our youth, an expansion of deserved rights, and an investment in creating positive habits of political participation at an earlier age. Canada: It’s our turn.
Co-hosts
Join us on Parliament Hill for this historic multipartisan gathering!
May 29th, 2024
Sir John A. MacDonald Building, 144 Wellington St, Ottawa
2pm: The evidence. Data and research, presented by the Samara Centre for Democracy, Apathy is Boring and Professor Jan Eichhorn.
3:30: Vote16 in Court. Learn about the upcoming Court Challenge, which argues that the current voting age violates the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
5pm: Building our movement. Strategies and tactics to build support - and secure legislative victories - across the country.
6pm: Dinner reception
7pm: Evening Showcase. This is our main event, a symposium highlighting our supporters from across Canada, along with international guests!
