Oh sixteen. That magical age that we fervently look forward to, imagining the the new found freedoms that are to greet us..The age of going to parties every friday, driving our friends around in a shiny new Toyota Prius, and finally having our parents not breathing down our necks every second. There are so many responsibilities and freedoms that are given when one turns 16, but there is on crucial power that we are not entrusted with. The vote. While many countries around the world have lowered their voting age, Canada remains a country that has not. Teenage suffrage is a controversial issue that has created many a debate throughout the years. Both adults and students remain divided in their opinions on the voting age.But when deeply considering this issue, it is easy to see that lowering the vote can make a positive impact on Canada by…
They drink. They can also be unbelievably immature, but this doesnt mean that they are mindless brats that don’t care about who handles Canada’s affairs. You see your parents fight about politics at the dinner table, you see your rude racist uncles scream at each other about Canada’s immigration policies when they come over for thanksgiving dinner, but these topics are also discussed at the typical high school party. I recently went to a sleepover expecting to play truth or dare, gossip about boys, and cry together listening to the latest Adele song. Sure, we did all of these things, but we also had an intense discussion about whether Justin Trudeau could actually make the changes the promised, about Canadas environmental issues, and the teachers strike. The fact of the matter is: we care. We really, really do. Sixteen year olds are not the stereotype that adults make them out to be. We care about futures. We care about who runs the country. We care about who can best represent our beliefs. Although we have the passion,interest, and maturity to vote we are denied this human right to have our voices…