Comments on: Nova Scotia to Consider Lower Voting Age to 16 http://informedvote.ca/2008/11/24/nova-scotia-to-consider-lower-voting-age-to-16/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nova-scotia-to-consider-lower-voting-age-to-16 Informed Vote (informedvote.ca) will keep Canadian voters informed on Canadian Politics such as Stephen Harper, Michael Ignatieff, Jack Layton, Liberals, Conservatives, NDP, Green, as well as foreign issues like the Israel palestine conflict and local issues like the CUPE strike Sun, 04 Dec 2011 07:31:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Shaun Johnson http://informedvote.ca/2008/11/24/nova-scotia-to-consider-lower-voting-age-to-16/comment-page-1/#comment-5103 Shaun Johnson Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:36:59 +0000 http://informedvote.ca/blogs/?p=116#comment-5103 I like this because I am doing a project on it and it gives me good info I like this because I am doing a project on it and it gives me good info

]]> By: Ronald McDonald http://informedvote.ca/2008/11/24/nova-scotia-to-consider-lower-voting-age-to-16/comment-page-1/#comment-3944 Ronald McDonald Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:53:58 +0000 http://informedvote.ca/blogs/?p=116#comment-3944 A 16 year old will be about 21 years old by the end of a typical 4 to 5 year mandate. So any arguments that they're not affected by such issues not only starts out false, it becomes more and more false as the term progresses. A 16 year old will be about 21 years old by the end of a typical 4 to 5 year mandate. So any arguments that they’re not affected by such issues not only starts out false, it becomes more and more false as the term progresses.

]]> By: Jason Yarmolinsky http://informedvote.ca/2008/11/24/nova-scotia-to-consider-lower-voting-age-to-16/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Jason Yarmolinsky Thu, 27 Nov 2008 05:44:24 +0000 http://informedvote.ca/blogs/?p=116#comment-10 With all due respect, I could not disagree with you more, Tamir. To say that most issues do not affect 16 year olds is not only wrong, it is missing the point. By granting youth the right to vote, they will be forced to think about there beliefs related to all issues (including those that may not impact them today). You may personally hold believes about things like the top marginal tax rate, and may vote based on your feelings towards it even though you do not pay any taxes at the top marginal tax rate! In Canada, the unemployment rate includes those who are 15 and up. As a result, it is not unreasonable to believe that 16 and 17 year olds do not face many of the same issues that elder Canadians do. Many of them are employed (and pay tax). They deserve the right to determining how those tax dollars are spent by being given the vote! With all due respect, I could not disagree with you more, Tamir. To say that most issues do not affect 16 year olds is not only wrong, it is missing the point. By granting youth the right to vote, they will be forced to think about there beliefs related to all issues (including those that may not impact them today). You may personally hold believes about things like the top marginal tax rate, and may vote based on your feelings towards it even though you do not pay any taxes at the top marginal tax rate!

In Canada, the unemployment rate includes those who are 15 and up. As a result, it is not unreasonable to believe that 16 and 17 year olds do not face many of the same issues that elder Canadians do. Many of them are employed (and pay tax). They deserve the right to determining how those tax dollars are spent by being given the vote!

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