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Voters in training
Leaded by the
Forum jeunesse de l'Île-de-Montréal, Voters in training is an election
simulation pedagogical project that was held in secondary schools of
Québec and in youth organizations during the last municipal and federal
elections. The project aimed at initiating youth and making them aware of
the electoral process, the right to vote, the political institutions as
well as with the role that citizens can have in a democracy. Voters in
training was a unique opportunity for young people to structure their
opinions, to develop their critical sense and to participate to a public
discussion. Through many different activities, the student got familiar
with the electoral stakes, the political programs from each party, the
candidates and the party leaders. Furthermore, the student had the
opportunity to voice his concerns, to get acquainted with reading
different newspapers, participate to debates, to carry out a survey and
much more.
GoVote.ca
GoVote is a national non-partisan youth
coalition that aims to connect the candidates to the concerns of young
people, and connect young people to the political process.
The coalition has coalesced around 16 hours of
action and awareness on January 16, 2006, and used this day to encourage
all candidates to engage with young voters.
Campaign has assisted young voters to:
• Go find issues that inspire them
• Go find a candidate or party to vote for
• Go find their polling station
• Go find a friend for voting day to double the pleasure
• Go Vote
Youth organizations involved : Apathy is Boring,
Canada25, D-Code, the Dominion Institute, Equal Voice Youth, La Table de concertation
des Forums Jeunesse régionaux du Québec (TCFJRQ), Free The Children, Get
Your Vote On, Rock the Vote, TakingITGlobal, Breakout Educational
Network, Student Vote, Vote Out Loud and Operation Black Vote Canada.
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