Anyone curious about why Stephen Harper's Conservatives seem so eager to please older voters need only consider the following
data from Statistics Canada: In 2011, the voter turnout rate was about 50
per cent among people aged 18 to 24, a
few percentage
points higher among 25 - to 34 - year - olds, but leapt to 70
per cent for 45 - to 54 - year - olds, and crested at a remarkable 82
per cent among potential voters between 65 and 74.