▁a ▁Canadian , ▁non - part isan , ▁youth - led ▁char itable ▁organization ▁that ▁supports ▁and ▁educ ates ▁youth ▁to ▁be ▁active ▁and ▁contrib uting ▁citizens ▁in ▁Canada ' s ▁dem ocracy . ▁ ▁History ▁A ▁is ▁B ▁began ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁when ▁found ers , ▁Il ona ▁D ough ert y , ▁Paul ▁Sh ore , ▁and ▁Mack en zie ▁Dun can ▁saw ▁that ▁many ▁of ▁their ▁pe ers ▁felt ▁dis eng aged ▁from ▁the ▁political ▁process . ▁This ▁was ▁especially ▁evident ▁following ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁general ▁election ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁youth ▁vot er ▁turn out ▁reached ▁an ▁all - time ▁low ▁of ▁ 2 5 %. ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Federal ▁E lection ▁was ▁called , ▁work ▁began ▁on ▁what ▁would ▁be ▁A ▁is ▁B ' s ▁first ▁federal ▁" Get ▁out ▁the ▁Youth ▁V ote " ▁campaign . ▁Using ▁a ▁website , ▁digital ▁media ▁technology , ▁concert s , ▁and ▁a ▁media ▁out re ach ▁campaign , ▁A ▁is ▁B ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁reach ▁over ▁ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁young ▁people ▁in ▁Canada ▁in ▁less ▁than ▁four ▁months . ▁Through out ▁that ▁campaign ▁A ▁is ▁B ▁was ▁repeatedly ▁featured ▁in ▁the ▁national ▁media , ▁including ▁Canada ▁AM , ▁Mike ▁D uff y ▁Live , ▁The ▁National , ▁C BC ▁Radio ▁– ▁The ▁House , ▁Global ▁TV , ▁Much Music ▁and ▁newsp apers ▁across ▁Canada . ▁ ▁Following ▁this ▁successful ▁campaign , ▁the ▁found ers