Yukon College Student Union Hosts Justin Trudeau

The Yukon College Student Union (YCSU) is beginning the Winter semester by hosting Justin Trudeau. On Thursday, January 20th, YCSU will be introducing the Official Opposition Critic for Youth, Citizenship and Immigration to Yukon College students and the community at large.

YCSU is committed to servicing the student population with speakers that are relevant to its membership. The topic of Trudeau’s talk is, “Social Responsibility: Young people are our leaders of today” which is a pertinent topic for the student union. “Part of our job as a student union is to provide support and information to the rest of the members by having inspiring guest speakers that will further enhance their experience at Yukon College”, says Student Union Co-President, Dawn Hansen.

Trudeau alters the old adage - Youth are the leaders of tomorrow to Youth are the leaders of today. This discussion comes at a time when youth apathy towards electoral responsibility is a growing concern in Canada. “This should be a very vibrant and exciting experience for our students, and one in which we are encouraging them all to attend”, says Terry Weninger, Yukon College President.

Justin Trudeau is the MP for Papineau, Quebec. He has an extensive political career, as well as appearing in the CBC two-part miniseries The Great War in 2007, portraying Talbot Mercer Papineau. In the fall of 2010 he was assigned to be the Official Opposition Critic for Youth, Citizenship and Immigration. Trudeau is keen to share his thoughts and ideas with youth from the Yukon.

This event is free to the public and will take place, Thursday, January 20th at the Yukon Arts Centre from 1:30 to 2:30pm. YCSU is available for interviews with the media by contacting the representatives below.