Over the last 30 years, Canadians have watched with concern as voting rates among younger people have declined, with the result that in the 2011 federal election, the majority of young people opted not to cast a vote.

The low voting rate among younger Canadians is often viewed as evidence that young people today are more apathetic or lazy than any other generation before. Samara’s latest research “Message Not Delivered” debunks these myths.

How was this research reinforced with youth voting rates in the 2015 provincial and federal elections?

What evidence do you see around you that proves that youth are not apathetic?

Source: This infographic is based on Message Not Delivered: The Myth of Apathetic Youth and the Importance of Contact, by Samara Canada.