Why We Should Be Able To Vote

Many people believe that your vote is your voice in a democracy. While this is true, many voters believe that their contribution to the election doesn’t matter in the grand scheme of things. Especially the youth voting in our country, as well as in the United States. An issue the government is contemplating is if we should add more potential voters to the fold, and lower the voting age in Canada to sixteen. I believe we should. I feel that it would encourage people to vote when their in their twenties, reduce the sense of shock with all the new responsibilities once you turn eighteen and, most students around the age of sixteen are mature enough.

With the young voter turnout (college student age range) being so low, I feel having the right to vote at a younger age would bring that number up. For example, having the exposure to politics at a younger age would give you more time to figure out and get comfortable with being apart of an election. Being comfortable with an election is significant because it would push more post secondary school students to educate themselves about the candidates and contribute to the election. However with this idea there is a probable downside. The low turnout of secondary students at the polls. There is no evidence at this time that this could be a problem, but this seems …show more content…
Consider when you graduate at eighteen. With new freedom (and legalization of drinking in some provinces), there’s a lot of new responsibilities in your life. Getting the right to vote a few years before all of this would take some pressure off and maybe get a bigger priority by students/graduates. The significance of this is that it could spark more of an interest in graduates and not have it take a back seat to other priorities like getting a better job, schooling,