Youth are not a monolith: Canada’s chance to lead in global democracy

With Parliament back, Canada has a chance to do more than listen, we can legislate with youth, design with youth, and rebuild trust with youth.

Young people are not a fringe group in Canadian democracy, nearly one in four Canadians is under 35 years old. Globally, there are 1.8 billion youth, the largest generation in history. Yet despite our numbers, young people remain the least likely to be trusted with real decision-making authority, writes Linxi Mytkolli. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Opinion

BY LINXI MYTKOLLI

October 16, 2025

At three major global summits—from New Delhi to Tokyo to Montreal—I’ve seen first hand what Canada risks missing when youth are treated as photo-ops instead of partners.

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