Procedure and House Affairs committee  That was something we observed quite clearly in talking to the thousands of students we met in the past few weeks. If they don't know why they should vote, who they should vote for, as well as when and how to vote, they won't bother to find that information. From a voter's perspe

Procedure and House Affairs committee  In the FECQ's view, Elections Canada, like the chief electoral officer of Quebec, could be more active when it comes to educating the public. That's an integral part of the equation as far as improving youth voter turnout is concerned. I would say that achieving better voter turn

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I didn't address the identification issue given that we aren't experts on that. That wasn't the focus of our presentation. But this is what I said earlier. If the government is going to make as big a change as this so that people can meet the ID requirement on election day, it

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I think it's important to keep the voter information card. Indeed, as we mentioned, one of the barriers that prevents young people from voting is the fact that they are in transition, meaning their permanent and temporary addresses can change. Therefore, simplifying the tools the

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Yes, and I'd like to come back to something I mentioned in my presentation, if I may. It's important to understand that providing information on where, when and how to vote is simply not enough. The next logical question that needs to be answered is why vote and for who. Whene

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. The Fédération étudiante collégiale du Québec, or FECQ, represents 21 college-level student associations across Quebec, with a total of 70,000 members. Since its creation, the federation's first priority has been to advocate on behalf of CEGEP students. Th