The province’s Commission on Electoral Reform recommends the voting age be lowered to 16. Yesterday’s report comes after four months of consultation and also recommends preferential balloting, which Premier Brian Gallant says should be voted on by you. The commission does caution against online voting due to concerns about security, confidentiality and privacy.
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Bullying Down in NB Schools
A new provincial report shows students in francophone high schools are less likely to be bullied than at anglophone high schools. The Department of Education’s 2016 survey found 15% of Francophone students reported being bullied, down from 21% in 2011. 20% of Anglophone students said they were bullied, down from 23% in 2011. High school numbers for both were also down from middle and elementary days.