PSCI100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Harpoon
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1988 (highpoint) - present - voter turnout has dropped. In some countries its law that you have to vote (except, denmark, iceland and sweden) Problem: people jus aren"t interested ad therefore by forcing them to vote they will probably make an uninformed decision. Apx 38% of 18-24 year olds voted in 2011. About 73% of people aged 55-75 vote. Its popular to discuss politics in quebec, however not as much in the rest of canada. Life cycle - at your age determines if u have time to vote. Young people = not that interested in cutting taxes cause you don"t pay them and/or make a lot of money. We expect the behaviours or attitudes (values) of young people to change as they get older. Young people are less likely to vote than older people, but they are going to be more likely to vote as they get older.