Council On Youth Electoral Engagement

The Council on Youth Electoral Engagement is a non-partisan group of leading citizens from the fields of government, business, academia, journalism, and philanthropy. The Council members share a passion for youth engagement and democracy, as well as a desire to see action taken on this issue.

 

The objectives of the Council are:

  • To promote awareness and action on the issue of youth voter engagement both during and between elections
  • To convene experts and practitioners in the field with the purpose of sharing knowledge
  • To ensure that effective practices in youth electoral engagement are widely applied and supported

Members

Jean-Pierre Kingsley
Founding Chair,
Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (1990-2007)

The Honorable Lloyd Axworthy
Chair, World Refugee & Migration Council

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ELISABETH GIDENGIL
Director, Centre for the Study of Democratic Citizenship, McGill University

PIYA CHATTOPADHYAY
Journalist, CBC Radio

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ROGER GIBBINS
President and CEO, Canada West Foundation (1998-2012)

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PENNY COLLENETTE
Adjunct Professor, University of Ottawa Faculty of Law

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FRANK GRAVES
Founder, EKOS Research

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ANNE MCGRATH
National Director, New Democratic Party

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RICHARD JOHNSTON
Professor Emeritus, University of British Columbia

PHIL FONTAINE
Sr. Advisor, Ishkonigan Inc.
National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations (1997-2000, 2003-2009)

TASHA KHEIRIDDIN
Principal, Navigator Ltd.
Columnist, National Post

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ANDRÉ BLAIS
Director, Canada Research Chair in Electoral Studies, Université de Montréal

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THE RIGHT HONOURABLE PAUL MARTIN
Prime Minister of Canada (2003-2006)

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE KIM CAMPBELL
Prime Minister of Canada (1993)

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THE HONOURABLE AUDREY MCLAUGHLIN
Leader of the New Democratic Party of Canada (1989-1995)

  

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