Peter Loewen on low voter turnout with Generation Y

April 23, 2013

In a recent CBC.ca article Professor Peter Loewen comments on engaging youth in political action. Loewen says that ” young people aren’t growing up and assuming responsibility as soon as their parents did, and aren’t yet in a position to pay property taxes, own a home, or have kids, all milestones that prompt voting or political action.”

Professor Loewen co-authored a 2011 Elections Canada report on Youth Engagement.

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