Young people in Newfoundland and Labrador are reluctant voters. At the federal general election of 2011 fewer than one in three 18 to 24 year olds cast a ballot. At 29% this was the lowest rate of voting in this age group in all ten provinces. Democracy Alert is a local group intent on reinvigorating education for political participation amongst school-age children and undergraduates. A presentation by Dr. Ruth Sandwell of the University of Toronto.