House Votes Against Bill to Lower Federal Voting Age to 16

House Votes Against Bill to Lower Federal Voting Age to 16
Centre Block's Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa in a file photo. Justin Tang/The Canadian Press
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The House of Commons has voted against a bill to lower the federal voting age from 18 to 16.

Sponsored by NDP MP Taylor Bachrach, Bill C-210, titled “An Act to Amend the Canada Elections Act,” and was voted upon Wednesday for whether it should proceed to a third reading.