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RSS FeedsMillennials and Gen Z are the biggest voting bloc in this election. One group is determined to get them out to vote
(The Star Theatre)

 
 

19 september 2019 00:50:54

 
Millennials and Gen Z are the biggest voting bloc in this election. One group is determined to get them out to vote
(The Star Theatre)
 


She’s been doing it every day since the fall semester started, but each time Sarah Hassanein approaches another stranger on campus to talk about politics, a few butterflies flutter in her stomach.On Monday, the 26-year-old working for Future Majority, a non-partisan organization trying to get more young people to vote, approaches a pair of first-year students at the University of Toronto’s Mississauga campus and asks if they plan to vote in the upcoming federal election.“I’m excited!” one of the young women says. “I want to be more informed.”The students say they’re concerned about the environment, pipelines, carbon taxes and paying for school in light of cuts to the provincial Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP).“All these common issues, we can accelerate into politics,” if we vote, Hassanein tells the students.Young Canadians, aged 18 to 38, make up 37 per cent of eligible voters, the largest voting bloc in this election, according to Abacus Data. Typically, voter turnout tends to be lower than the rest of the population, but in 2015 participation from young people surged, playing a major role in sending the Liberals and Justin Trudeau to power.Future Majority, created earlier this year by a group of millennials based in Toronto, wants to see another surge this year. That’s why it is placing “fellows” like Hassanein with a team of volunteers on 21 campuses across the country to try to harness the power of young voters by educating them and encouraging them to get to the polls. They canvas, speak in classrooms and reach out to student groups to get the message across. The group’s philosophy is that if politicians see they can’t win without votes from this cohort, they’ll be more likely to address big issues that matter to younger generations.Hassanein, who’s placed at the Mississauga campus ahead of the Oct. 21 election, explains all this to the two stude ...


 
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