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The Pollcast: The politics and priorities of Canada's youth

Turnout was up significantly among young voters in 2015, and the Liberals captured much of that vote. But what does that mean for Canada's youth going forward? Host ric Grenier is joined by David Coletto, CEO of Abacus Data, to discuss the findings of his latest poll.

Host ric Grenier is joined by David Coletto, CEO of Abacus Data

Justin Trudeau's Liberals won the youth vote in 2015's federal election. Can they hold on to it? (Andrew Vaughan/Canadian Press)

The CBCPollcast, hosted by CBC poll analyst and ThreeHundredEight.com founder ric Grenier, explores the world of electoralpolitics,political polls and the trends they reveal.


A traditionally neglected cohort of voters may havetipped the scales in favour of the Liberals in last year's federal election, according to a new poll.If so, what does that mean for the politicalfuture of Canada's youth?

A new survey conducted by Abacus Data in partnership with the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations found that the Liberals won the support of the youngest voters by a significant margin enough to have potentially been decisive in the Liberals' majority victory.

But if the Liberals have the youth vote today, what will it take for the governing party to keep that vote into the future?

Joining host ric Grenier to discuss the politics and priorities of Canada's youth is David Coletto, CEO of Abacus Data.

What happened to it in 2015? And what do politicians need to do to attract young voters in the future? Abacus Data's David Coletto joins us.

Listen to the full discussion above or subscribe to the CBCPollcast and listen to past episodes.

You can follow ric Grenier and David Colettoon Twitter.