Can Trudeau solve the mystery of millennial voters again this time?

With seniors being reliable voters with a pronounced Conservative lean, a failure to mobilize young people this time will put the Liberals at a distinct disadvantage.

The self-styled minister of youth, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will have to find a way to engage with millennial voters if his party hopes to repeat the 2015 result. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY LES WHITTINGTON

March 6, 2019

OTTAWA—We’re spending a lot of time and energy trying to figure out what motivates young people and what might get them out to vote. It’s not surprising since millennials will make up the largest cohort (about 37 per cent) of eligible voters in the October federal election. It’s also notab...

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