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Several sets of hands holding smartphones are shown in a close-up, illustrating a group of people focused on their individual devices while sitting together.

Real people, real connections.

By Shannon, Tyrell, Katie, and James, members of BGC Canada’s National Youth Council If, like us, you were born in the last 20 years, chances are you’re reading this on a smartphone and you haven’t looked up recently. In 2016,...

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Four young people with diverse ethnic backgrounds stand together against a plain gray background, smiling at the camera.

Our Time Is Now

By: Ashley Whiteman, Emily Vandermeer, Karine Gauthier, Kianna Benson, and Shealah Hart As young Canadians, we watched with interest as youth in the United States mobilized in large numbers around the issue of gun violence, organizing marches and protests around...

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A group of diverse young Black men and women stand together laughing and smiling in front of the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa.

Canadians want youth to be engaged but don’t think they’re prepared to be civic leaders

A group of Canada’s National Youth Serving Agencies has commissioned an Abacus Data poll on public attitudes to youth civic engagement in Canada. The results reveal that a majority of Canadians believe that youth have too little influence on public...

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