Electoral Reform committee  To be honest, we've never examined the issue. If the government decided to change the voting age to 16, some civic education would have to accompany the measure.

Electoral Reform committee  It's actually similar to what we are proposing in terms of gender parity. Some type of requirement would be necessary in order to achieve that parity. That could involve the introduction of alternating male-female candidates on the compensatory list. Clearly, a requirement based

Electoral Reform committee  I don't think it would be a challenge if the electoral boundaries were drawn fairly for everyone. It has been proven. Our brief provides the figures. I should say that our findings are based on the 2003 provincial election in Quebec. You can nevertheless see what the effect of si

Electoral Reform committee  No closed lists for us.

Electoral Reform committee  Yes, but it will not be enough.

Electoral Reform committee  It is one solution among many. We have to start with the basics. How can we claim to be a democracy in 2016 when the government appoints senators, for example? That is a fundamental issue. That is why I stress civics education. Civics education is the foundation. Even though it

Electoral Reform committee  As I said earlier, our brief is based on reforming the provincial voting method. We have been talking about this in Quebec for a long time but nothing has changed. We believe that our brief also applies to the federal system. I will answer your question, not on behalf of the For

Electoral Reform committee  Thank you for your question, Mr. Boulerice. I think I will answer the question from Mr. Rayes at the same time. It is unfortunate that we are focusing on just two solutions when there might be many more. How could our proposal improve matters? A minor change will of course ha

Electoral Reform committee  We have several suggestions. The core mission of the Forum jeunesse de l'île de Montréal is to increase civic participation and engagement. That is what drives us. Civic education is lacking, especially in Quebec, glaringly so, in fact. Thirteen years ago, the Forum jeunesse de

Electoral Reform committee  Good afternoon, Mr. Chair. Good afternoon, esteemed members of the committee. On behalf of the Forum jeunesse de l'Île de Montréal and of Citoyenneté jeunesse, of which I am the vice-president—Citoyenneté jeunesse is the issue table for the Forums jeunesse régionaux du Québec—I