✘ Bill C-210, Right to Vote at 16 Act

Bill

Bill C-210, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (voting age)

Vote

Nay.

Rationale

Lowering the voting age would represent a significant change to the federal electoral process; the voting age has been set at 18 federally since 1970. Lowering the voting age may, in turn, lead to calls to amend other federal laws that set the minimum voting age at 18 in other electoral contexts. More broadly, all provinces and territories use either 18 or 19 years old as the “age of majority” or “full age” - the point at which a person transitions from being a minor to an adult, with the associated legal rights and responsibilities.

Failed.

Bill Status

Bill defeated.