“The entire population benefits when young people participate in democratic life”

Force Jeunesse, an organization that advocates for youth involvement in politics, has issued a statement commending the decision by the City of Montreal to issue a declaration encouraging the democratic participation of young people. The declaration followed an incident during an Anjou borough council meeting where 15-year-old Hocine Ouendi asked borough mayor Luis Miranada about the sudden closure of synthetic soccer fields, eliciting a rant about neighbourhood teens by Miranda.

Force Jeunesse confirmed that they welcomed the decision, saying the entire population benefits when young people are given more space “in its decision-making bodies.”

“We welcome the City of Montreal’s adoption of a Declaration to encourage the participation of young people in democratic life. It is the entire population that benefits from giving more space to young people in its decision-making bodies.”

—Force Jeunesse

Nous saluons l'adoption par @MTL_Ville d'une Déclaration pour encourager la participation des jeunes à la vie démocratique. C’est toute la population qui gagne à faire une plus grande place à la jeunesse dans ses instances décisionnelles #polmtl #polqchttps://t.co/RMjd46k7bq

— Force Jeunesse (@forcejeunesse) October 28, 2022

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