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=****Propsoal (Abridged Version)****=


 * What is the history of this issue?**
 * With in the past 20 years there has been a 15% drop in Canadian political participation
 * Young adults are tuned out of the political process, lacking the ability, the motivation or both to get involved because the information is simply not available to them and it is harder for them to find a starting point to get involved
 * Young adults today feel marginalized from mainstream political discourse
 * According to Stats Canada, the youth demographic has traditionally been the lowest in voter turnout


 * Who are the primary stakeholders? What are their positions?**
 * The stakeholders are the politicians as well as the student advocates who are spearheading the initiative to engage youth so they actively participate in the future elections. The main responsibility of these stakeholders (the politicians and their party) are to ensure that they are delivering the results accordingly as well as keeping the youth engaged throughout the whole process.


 * What events and conflicts are shaping your issue at present?**
 * Timing of the election, summer elections are problematic because many people are away on vacation/don’t have time. Winter is problematic because of vacation and time as well as weather conditions
 * Other reasons why youth is not voting because they are not interested, didn’t like the parties/candidates, vote wouldn’t matter, didn’t care about issues, busy at work, out of town, didn’t know where or when, not on the list, too many elections, illness


 * Where does your group stand regarding this issue? What position are you going to be advocating? What would you like to have your target audience do about it?**
 * We want to address the fact that there is not enough participation from the youth population and to counter this we would like to introduce better ways to get the interest and engagement from the youth of Canada.
 * We want to see a more "proactive" attitude within youth and politics, to be more aggressive and voal in terms of voicing their opinions, and ensuring that their message is heard
 * We would like the youth to spread their newly acquired interest and knowledge in politics amongst their peers