Disenfranchisement is a pretty rare political tactic on either the left or the right outside the United States, which has close to the lowest
voter turnout rates among places that have genuine democratic elections.
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.