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economist sunlsuntribune politics saturday march 11 2006 definitely by lisa queen staff writer when 15yearold markfrisoliis sworn in march 20 he will become canadas first high school student to serve as a municipal councillor sure the grade 10 stu dent atvaughans father bressani catholic high school student wont be able to vote on council issues will be excluded from closed meetings and will be paid in coop credits but hes excit ed about his new job its a great honour to be the first im really going to set the precedent and set the way he said i know the spotlight will be on myself to make sure this will be a success its just great to have a voice a teenager excited about politics popular opinion says young people dont care about government a grow ing and disturbing global trend in the past young people have become more engaged in the political process as they matured and took on families mortgages and other adult burdens and responsibilities but a study for elections canada shows thats no longer the case recent studies indicate that this explanation no longer holds the report says not only are young people participating less than their elders their will ingness to participate appears to be declining over time and yet mark is just one of a significant number of york region youths captivat ed by politics for example newmar kets brett kenworthy and auroras liana turrin are launching a liberal youth group in the federal new marketaurora riding we are seeking youths between the age of 14 to 25 who want to have fun and contribute to a better cana da by helping form a young liberals club in our riding their call to action said all our futures depend on the youth of today effec tively taking the helm of our great country mr kenworthy a 23-year- old former page at the ontario legislature and house of commons believes youth are interested in politics but have a difficult time tapping into the sys tem its tough for them to find places where they can go to be involved in politics he said if it was easier to find a place to be involved in poli tics and activities i think youth are definitely engaged newmarket high school students jen seredetchnaia 15 and mike lynn 16 are developing their political prowess by monitoring prime minister stephen harpers new government he can propel us into being a more important international country jen said during a discussion about politics last month both she and mike worked on newmarket- aurpra conservative candi date lois browns unsuccess ful campaign meanwhile richmond hills andrew brander is a 20yearold university stu dent who is the president of the youth association in the provincial riding of oak ridges vicepresident of the richmond hill conservative riding association and fundraising director of the ontario pc youth associa tion an organization he soon hopes to serve as presi dent the third year public relations and media studies student admitted he didnt have lofty political ambi tions when he bought his first conservative member ship card at 14 i needed community service hours to graduate high school he laughed but while he has thrown himself heart and soul into politics since those early days he understands why broken political promises have left other youths disil lusioned people just dont trust politicians its as simple as that i know former ontario premier mike harris wasnt entirely unpopular with a lot of people but he was a politi cian who made promises and delivered he said the difference between a good politician and a bad politician is someone who has his convictions and sticks with it both he and mark are convinced youth will get involved in politics if they are listened to and have leaders of integrity to follow i wasnt alive in former prime minister pierre trudeaus days but ive heard a lot about him he was someone who spoke his mind mark said im not a huge trudeau fan but he was somebody who spoke his mind for the country while he was initially attracted to federal and provincial politics as a child he said municipal politics is the level where young peo ple can influence change in their communities in addition to engaging vaughans youth in local pol itics mark wants to bring problems affecting his peers gangs drugs and bullying to councillors attention theres a lot of youth who want to do something but they dont know how he said i know it sounds cliched to say but i got involved to make a difference for more information about the newmarketaurora young liberals club call uana at 9058410137 or email at llturrinyahoocom office depot inserts for sat march 11 2006 schickedanz homes creative carpet one grass tiger jewellry box ksl automotive mindtech randys appliance stouffville pharmacyf david khurana the bay hakim fm industries home hardware hewlettpackard office depot north ofthe city- furniture direct responsible gambling council bath fitter no one delivers results like we do to find out more about how to reach your target market and get the same 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