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Democracies are complicated. This session explores what it takes to build and maintain a healthy one. Dive into the art, science and big civic questions shaping life in a rapidly changing (and polarizing) world.
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[OPTIONAL] What does a healthy democracy look like in daily life? Did this session change your perspective?
The session introduced such a simple idea in a fun and engaging way. Disagreements and debates do not need to be a battle where one party loses or wins but it is collaborative. To listen, to learn, to be open to switching sides is how we truly engage and critically think through our disagreements. That is what a healthy democracy looks like. Participation, engagement, inclusion, respect in individual beliefs and values.
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Work precarity is reshaping democracy for young Canadians. Gig work, underemployment, and AI-driven uncertainty put civic and political engagement under pressure, but youth leaders, organizers, and researchers are turning these challenges into action. This session explores how precarious work is being transformed into community power, shared advocacy, and new strategies for democratic participation.
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What kinds of support make it easier for young people who are navigating precarity to lead and participate in democratic life?
Investments into resources that uplift economic opportunity for them to build agency and participate in democracy
What are some of the solidarities and community based projects you can think of that democratically challenge the conditions of work precarity?
The Canadian federation of students
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In a world built to distract, who controls our focus, and how does that shape democracy? Experts from tech, policy, and media explore how algorithms, social platforms, and youth organizing influence civic engagement. Participants will learn how attention can be reclaimed as a tool for impact, balancing visibility with trust and turning digital focus into meaningful action.
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What is one way you could help your community reclaim focus for meaningful civic action?
Listen to learn —- meaningful civic action starts with meeting people where they're at to rebuild trust and mobilize
Are social platforms tools for democracy or threats to it—and can they be both at once?
They can be both at once. They ability to access a wide network of resources, information, and people makes it both a democratic process and a threat to democracy
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More young Canadians are leaning conservative—but what's driving this change? Youth, researchers, and organizers explore the economic pressures, social dynamics, and identity questions shaping today's political choices — and what it means for the future of democracy.
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What responsibility do young leaders have to understand political shifts they might personally disagree with?
We need to stay informed, educated, and engage with our institutions
When institutions ignore young people's economic concerns, what do you think is the most common outcome?