Thank you!
Hosted by Independent
Senator Marilou McPhedran
On May 29th, 2024, we gathered in Ottawa to share stories, knowledge ideas and energy. More than 150 participants from across Canada welcomed international guests from Brazil, New Zealand, UK and the United States. We were also joined by Members of Parliament and Senators, from across the political spectrum. Stay tuned for photographs, from this historic multipartisan gathering!
Vote16 Summit in the News!
Should 16-year-olds be allowed to vote in Canadian elections? // CityNews (May 29, 2024)
Advocates Push for Lowering Voting Age to 16 // CPAC (May 29th, 2024)
Renewed push to lower Canada's voting age // CTV News (May 30, 2024)
Advocates for lowering the voting age to sixteen gathered in Ottawa yesterday // CBC Radio: Yukon Morning (May 30, 2024)
Battle for the ballot: arguments for lowering the voting age to 16 // CBC Radio: Ottawa Morning (May 30, 2024)
NDP, Green MPs and a Trudeau-appointed senator want to change voting age to 16 // True North (May 31, 2024)
Advocates Push For Lowering Voting Age to 16: “The Science Is Clear” // The Deep Dive (May 31, 2024)
Meet the young people fighting to lower the voting age // CBC Radio: The House (June 1, 2024)
”Lowering voting age to 16 'not a matter of if, but when’” // RNZ (June 2, 2024)
Should Canada lower the voting age to 16? // CBC Radio: Ontario Today (June 7, 2024)
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
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!
