A Vancouver councillor is advocating for the city to lower the municipal voting age to 16.

Coun. Pete Fry is expected to table a motion Wednesday that would have the city reaffirm its support for lowering the minimum voting age from 18 and ask the province to amend the Vancouver Charter accordingly.

Fry says young people are directly affected by political decisions, including those on education, employment, housing, climate change, and transportation. He says young people aged 16 and 17 are increasingly engaged in civic issues, and they should have the opportunity to participate in political life.

“At 16, individuals can work, pay taxes, drive, and in some cases, be tried as adults,” Fry argued. “Voting aligns with these responsibilities.”

His motion cites several nations where the vot

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