The Right to Vote

Should Canada's voting age be lowered to sixteen?

No, I personally don't agree with the thought of a sixteen year old being able to vote. The process of changing the law to sixteen year olds being able to vote would become too complicated. Although, at the age of sixteen, maintaining a job and a lincence is not an uncommon task, under the age of eighteen, teenagers are stiill unable to sign the majority of their own forms and documents without a parent/gaurdian signature included. So why should you be able to carry out a vote in an election?  I do feel as if the science behind teenage brains has a large influence on why you have to wait until you're eighteen to vote. The majority of female brains mature around the age of eighteen, while male brains usually mature between eighteen and twenety one. It would not make sense to allow sixteen year olds vote, especially considering that males are a potiental five years away from reaching maturity. I believe a great amount of sixteen year olds could take voting seriously, but there would be a lot of knowlege missing in a bunch of votes.