House Votes Against Bill to Lower Federal Voting Age to 16
The House of Commons has voted against a bill to lower the federal voting age from 18 to 16.
Sponsored by NDP MP Taylor Bachrach, Bill C-210, titled “An Act to Amend the Canada Elections Act,” and was voted upon Wednesday for whether it should proceed to a third reading.
MPs voted 245–77 against the bill on Sept. 28, with the Bloc Quebecois, NDP, and Green Party in favour and the Liberals and Conservatives opposed.
“I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t a bit disappointed,” Bachrach said on PrimeTime Politics following the bill’s defeat. “We’ve put a lot of work into this. And I think this is an idea that would really make our country stronger.”…