" ▁event ▁on ▁Facebook . ▁A ▁is ▁B ' s ▁young ▁staff ▁and ▁volunte ers ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁provide ▁these ▁youth ▁and ▁many ▁more ▁with ▁the ▁resources ▁they ▁needed ▁to ▁cast ▁an ▁informed ▁vote ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁To ▁make ▁information ▁more ▁accessible ▁to ▁youth , ▁profiles ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁Canadian ▁political ▁parties , ▁a ▁public ▁service ▁announ cement ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁documents ▁on ▁how ▁to ▁vote ▁and ▁where ▁to ▁vote ▁were ▁provided ▁on ▁the ▁website . ▁ ▁V oter ▁turn out ▁increased ▁slightly ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁federal ▁election , ▁but ▁many ▁young ▁Canad ians ▁have ▁yet ▁to ▁be ▁engaged ▁in ▁the ▁elect oral ▁process . ▁Having ▁reached ▁a ▁record ▁number ▁of ▁youth ▁with ▁its ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁election ▁campaign , ▁A ▁is ▁B ▁continues ▁to ▁work ▁towards ▁eng aging ▁more ▁young ▁Canad ians ▁in ▁the ▁dem ocr atic ▁process . ▁ ▁A ▁is ▁B ▁is ▁an ▁important ▁voice ▁on ▁youth ▁issues ▁in ▁Canada : ▁in ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁working ▁towards ▁initi ating ▁a ▁dialog ue ▁between ▁Canadian ▁youth ▁and ▁elected ▁officials , ▁they ▁test ified ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁Stand ing ▁Committee ▁on ▁Pro ced ures ▁and ▁House ▁Affairs ▁in ▁fall ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁about ▁changes ▁to ▁the ▁E lections ▁Act . ▁A ▁is ▁B ▁has ▁grown ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁full - time ▁staff , ▁with ▁several ▁intern s ▁each ▁year , ▁an ▁active ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors , ▁a ▁substantial ▁amount ▁of ▁young