SOCI-1015EL Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Egale Canada, Greenpeace, National Citizens Coalition
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Youth/children age 14-29; has been an underrepresentation of youth voters because they don"t vote. Political parties don"t reach out to the youth. Couldn"t vote for a while because they have no home address. After early 2000, the supreme court decided that they should be allowed. But they need to belong to shelter than will vouch for them. If you are a permanent resident you can"t vote. Supreme court of canada changed this and they can now vote. A lot of time they want to establish their own self-government. Only group from this list that can"t vote are permanent residents. Fair elections act: when it was proposed initially it was controversial but they were relaxed. Voter information card you can"t use this as id anymore. Advanced polls you have an extra day to vote. 338 ridings in canada changing in 2015. Popular vote vs # of seats is not a very democratic statement.
