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How to better engage with youth in your municipality

by HANSLOD J, MAHON H, MORRIS T
How to better engage with youth in your municipality
Published in March 2023 - Page 13

Youth engagement in municipal government is low. While youth make up a considerable portion of the population of most municipalities, youth presence at council meetings, consultations, and even voting is unrepresentative of the number of young people who actually live in a given community. Municipalities recognize this as a concern. Councillors and candidates try to engage youth but often report back that doing so is difficult.

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