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Joël Lightbound’s policy on minimum voting age

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Should the minimum voting age be lowered?

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Agree

Yes

The Canadian Liberal Party may moderately agree with lowering the minimum voting age. While there hasn't been a strong push from the party to lower the voting age, they have historically supported policies that encourage youth engagement in politics, such as the Canada Service Corps and the Prime Minister's Youth Council. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

Yes, any citizen that pays taxes should be allowed to vote

The Canadian Liberal Party may somewhat agree with allowing any citizen that pays taxes to vote, as they generally support inclusive policies. However, they have not specifically advocated for this position, and their focus has been more on engaging youth in politics through other means. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Neutral

No

The Canadian Liberal Party has not taken a strong stance on maintaining the current minimum voting age. While they have not actively pushed for lowering the voting age, they have not opposed it either. Their focus has been more on engaging youth in politics through other means. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly disagree

No, and voters should be required to pass a basic test demonstrating their understanding of politics in order to vote

The Canadian Liberal Party would likely disagree with requiring voters to pass a basic test demonstrating their understanding of politics in order to vote. This idea could be seen as discriminatory and against the principles of universal suffrage, which the party has historically supported. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Very strongly disagree

No, it should be raised

The Canadian Liberal Party would strongly disagree with raising the minimum voting age. They have consistently supported policies that encourage youth engagement in politics and have not shown any interest in restricting voting rights for younger citizens. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

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Party’s support base

Liberal Party Voters’ Answer: No

Importance: Somewhat Important

Reference: Analysis of answers from 13,396 voters that identify as Liberal.

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