rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/letter/vote16-canada-youth-voices-stronger-democracy?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-letter-area-vote16-canada-youth-voices-stronger-democracy' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> Evidence for Democracy https://actionnetwork.org/groups/evidence-for-democracy https://actionnetwork.org//images/generic_facebook.jpg Evidence for Democracy is proud to support Vote16 Canada, a non-partisan national campaign, a collaboration led by Independent Senator Marilou McPhedran that calls for expanding the voting age to 16 in federal, provincial, territorial, and municipal elections. Grounded in strong research and evidence, Vote16 Canada is an example of evidence driving action, translating what studies show about youth capacity, engagement, and democratic participation into meaningful policy change. Research demonstrates that 16- and 17-year-olds are just as capable as adults when it comes to informed and reasoned decision-making. At this age, young people are already contributing members of society, working, paying taxes, and actively engaging with issues like climate change and gender equality. Allowing them to vote strengthens democratic participation and builds lifelong civic habits. Expanding the right to vote to include more young people is a research-supported, forward-looking step toward a more inclusive and representative democracy, one that values evidence, engagement, and the voices of all citizens. Add your name to call on senators to support expanding the vote to include young people in Canada. Together, we can take another step toward a more inclusive, representative, and evidence-informed democracy. https://actionnetwork.org/letters/vote16-canada-youth-voices-stronger-democracy