Leftists in Canada Want Voting Age Lowered to 16. Here’s Why.

Don Davies, a member of the Canadian Parliament from the New Democratic Party (NDP), has introduced a new bill to lower the voting age to 16. Davies backed the idea of lowering the voting age, stating, “Originally the voting age was 21, it was restricted to men, gradually women got the vote, First Nations got the vote, we lowered the voting age from 21 to 18 and I think it’s time to lower it to 16.”

Of course, comparing women’s suffrage to the voting age is an absurd apples-to-carrots comparison. The argument for the former is equal rights to all citizens. The latter is a subject of having voters be of appropriate maturity and understanding to make complex socio-economic decisions when marking a ballot. There’s no sound argument for not letting women vote, there is however a pretty good reason that we don’t allow children to vote.