Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I would like to thank the witnesses for being here on this lovely, sunny day in October. Many thanks also those in attendance. I would like to point out that we have devices available for anyone who needs simultaneous interpretation.
We have translation services, if you need to have instant translation. I know there are some new people in the room.
I would like to thank Mr. Pilon-Robitaille and Mr. Risso for their testimony.
I have spent nearly my entire working life in the higher education sector, at the CEGEP and university level, and I do not think young people are apolitical. I think they like politics.
Voting is another matter, though, as is running for office. During the last election, there was a Green Party candidate who turned 18 on voting day. She was the youngest candidate in the history of federal elections. Her name is Casandra Poitras and she was a candidate in Longueuil—Saint-Hubert, the riding next to mine. I asked her why she had decided to run. It is true that young people, as a rule, do not seem to be interested in running in municipal, provincial or federal elections.
What must we do to appeal to and get the next generation of young people interested in politics? Do you have any suggestions?