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Senator Marilou McPhedran tables bill to lower voting age to 16

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Independent Senator Marilou McPhedran says lowering the voting age is 'one of the key steps towards a more just, sustainable, and high-functioning Canada for the long haul ahead.'The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY NEIL MOSS

June 24, 2020

Independent Senator Marilou McPhedran wants to see younger Canadians at the voting booth. She tabled a bill in the Senate to lower the voting age to 16 last week. “We already know that young people are leaders of today and tomorrow,” the Manitoba Senator said in a statement. �...

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