Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the upcoming federal budget will focus on helping younger Canadians who feel squeezed on housing and affordability but polls suggest those voters are already turning to opposition parties.
Disillusionment with the power of local government and feeling unheard were some of the reasons these residents said they will not likely vote this municipal election.
The expanded Progressive Conservative majority that emerged from Ontario’s election last week implies young voters (who tend to vote more progressively) didn’t turn out in growing numbers. But why don’t we know for sure? Advocates say the absence of data makes them harder to reach.