In a recent election, Canadians welcomed 112 new Members of Parliament (MPs), among them a few born in the early 2000s. Notably, Jake Sawatzky, a 25-year-old master's student, defeated veteran NDP MP Peter Julian. Sawatzky aims to focus on mental health and addiction issues in politics and argues for the inclusion of youth voices in government. He emphasizes that the House of Commons must reflect all demographics, especially the younger generation. One more young candidate could potentially join this group pending the outcome of a recount in Quebec.
"The House of Commons should be representative of all people, including young Canadians. You can have youth committees, but the best way to have young people represented is to have young people in government."
"There's a lot of people that just really aren't receiving the treatment they really desperately need, and I was thinking, one person can only do so much; this is more of a policy thing now."
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