Categorieën: Alle - responsibility - voting - youth - knowledge

door Andrew Mrozowski 8 jaren geleden

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Voting Age

Lowering the voting age in Canada to 16 could provide numerous benefits, including increased political engagement among young people and fostering a generation of informed citizens who are more likely to participate in the democratic process.

Voting Age

Should the Voting Age in Canada Change?

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Pre-conditions and actions

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Creating the plan


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The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms must be amended in order to facilitate the fact that 16 year olds and up will be able to vote instead
This amendment must be passed by Parliament

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What needs to be done or in place before you can reach 'The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms must be amended in order to facilitate the fact that 16 year olds and up will be able to vote instead'? What are the pre-requisites or conditions of reaching this position?
If this position is reachable from the current situation, then you can write in the next action instead.
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Amendment must be proposed

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What needs to be done or in place before you can reach 'This amendment must be passed by Parliament'? What are the pre-requisites or conditions of reaching this position? If this position is reachable from the current situation, then you can write in the next action instead.

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Amendment must be written

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What needs to be done or in place before you can reach 'Amendment must be proposed'? What are the pre-requisites or conditions of reaching this position? If this position is reachable from the current situation, then you can write in the next action instead.

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Youth must be able to prove that they are knowledgeable about the current politics enough to vote (which should be a good rule for everyone!)

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What needs to be in place before you can reach 'Should the Voting Age in Canada Change?'? What are the pre-requisites or conditions of reaching this position?
Add a short description of something that must be put in place or a condition that must exist before you can reach 'Should the Voting Age in Canada Change?'. Remember to observe the constraints that you listed.

Example: if you need to increase production capacity, then the kinds of things that need to be in place could include:

Like the G1 test, minors must earn the right to vote, proving they have basic knowledge, therefore these tests would have to be written by someone

Add a condition or action before 'Youth must be able to prove that they are knowledgeable about the current politics enough to vote (which should be a good rule for everyone!)'


What needs to be done or in place before you can reach 'Youth must be able to prove that they are knowledgeable about the current politics enough to vote (which should be a good rule for everyone!)'? What are the pre-requisites or conditions of reaching this position?
If this position is reachable from the current situation, then you can write in the next action instead.
If 'Youth must be able to prove that they are knowledgeable about the current politics enough to vote (which should be a good rule for everyone!)' is already an action that can be done, then just press Enter.

Example: if 'Trained operators' is an intermediate step, then the pre-requisites could be:

Information must be collected to write the minor voters test

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What needs to be done or in place before you can reach 'Like the G1 test, minors must earn the right to vote, proving they have basic knowledge, therefore these tests would have to be written by someone'? What are the pre-requisites or conditions of reaching this position? If this position is reachable from the current situation, then you can write in the next action instead.

If 'Like the G1 test, minors must earn the right to vote, proving they have basic knowledge, therefore these tests would have to be written by someone' is already an action that can be done, then just press Enter.

Constraints

The constraints on what you can do to move from the current situation to the target situation

What are the constraints?


When taking action to move from where you are now to where you want to be, there will always be some sort of constraints to think about. Any planned actions must meet these constraints.

Adults believe that youth are easily persuaded
Adults think youth do not consider all options/opinons
Adults think youth are irresponsible

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Current situation

Current situation - where you are now

The current situation


Where are you now?

Means-end analysis tries to close the gap between where you are now and where you want to be.

Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms states that right to vote or stand for election is limited to persons 18 years of age or older
Currently a lot of teenagers interested in politics who do not get this right until they turn 18 years of age.
Currently a large percentage of the population not using their right to vote

Describe your current situation


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Benefits of this change

This would give young people the opportunity to learn more about our country, her interests and problems. This could inspire a new generation of future Canadian diplomats and leaders.
This would eradicate the high levels of apathy for voting in our nation
This would allow the youth to rightfully vote for who they believe should not just run the country, but who they feel should be able to make important decisions for them

Target situation

Target situation - where you are aiming at

The target situation


Where do you want to be? What does successfully reaching 'Should the Voting Age in Canada Change?' look like?

I believe that the voting age should be changed to a minimum of 16 years of age and older

Describe the target situation


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