Now that the British government has vowed to lower its voting age to 16 by the next general election, one Canadian senator says it's past time for Canada to do the same.
18 is correct because it aligns with graduating highschool; which we’ve defined societally as the benchmark for being able to contribute to society.
The majority of contemporary civic education is in highschool not middle school as well. If we’re going to lower the voting age we need to revamp our entire school system first.
no. most 16-year-olds don’t know anything. yeah yeah most people don’t know anything in the first place, but teenagers know even less.
all this is going to do is boost whatever vote their family has
18 is correct because it aligns with graduating highschool; which we’ve defined societally as the benchmark for being able to contribute to society.
The majority of contemporary civic education is in highschool not middle school as well. If we’re going to lower the voting age we need to revamp our entire school system first.