Thursday, December 16, 2010

Canada, BC: Lower voting age to 16: De Jong

Lower voting age to 16: De Jong
'Let them be full participants,' says Liberal leadership candidate

Liberal leadership candidate Mike de Jong wants to see the voting age in B.C. drop from 18 to 16.

Citing poor voter turnout in recent elections, de Jong on Wednesday said it is time to give teens the chance to become more involved in the political process.

Read more: http://www.theprovince.com/news/Lower+voting+Jong/3985142/story.html#ixzz18Hejp2yQ

No comments:

Post a Comment