We are on the verge of a crisis when it comes to youth voting in Canada. This was a sentiment shared by former chief electoral officer Jean-Pierre Kingsley, who joined a panel of students and advocates to discuss youth engagement in the democratic process before the Senate Liberal Open Caucus. In the 2011 election, turnout for eligible voters aged 18-24 stood at 38.8 per cent, the lowest of any age cohort in that election. The declining youth vote
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