MINUTES – PUBLIC – YOUTH COMMISSION (CJ) – 5th meeting – May 24, 2025 – 1 p.m. to 3:58 p.m.

5. Presentation: A new policy reflecting its population: Recreation, Sports and Community Development Department

A presentation is made to the members of the Youth Commission. It concerns the integration of several existing policies within the Service des loisirs, des sports et du développement des communautés into one. This presentation will be the subject of several consultations, and the members of the CJ are consulted so that this new policy well represents the youth.

Samuëlle Cinq-Mars leaves the meeting at 1:32 p.m. The quorum is maintained. A workshop follows. Break from 2:00 p.m. to 2:17 p.m.

6. Information and discussion items

6.1 Recruitment 2025-2026

The recruitment process within the Youth Commission is explained. Applications must be sent to Roxanne by May 26, 2025. The internal committee will then meet to select new members, based on a list of representativeness criteria. This list is presented to the members. The selected applications will be presented and adopted at the Youth Commission meeting on June 7, 2025, and adoption by the municipal council will take place in September 2025. Unsuccessful candidates are invited to still attend CJ meetings as citizens in order to follow the Commission's work. They are also invited to resubmit their application if a seat from their school becomes vacant.

6.2 Follow-up on the Youth Summit and next steps for developing the action plan

A review and assessment are made regarding the Youth Summit of last April 25. Comments on this day are very positive. An online survey as well as workshops for prioritizing actions to be included in the next action plan are currently underway. Members are invited to share the QR code. A video about the Youth Summit day is presented to the Commission members. The current CJ members are congratulated for their involvement and a roundtable is held to find out how they experienced this day. Following the Summit, the survey, and the prioritization workshops, the next SMAJ action plan will be presented for adoption to the Youth Commission in September.

6.3 Project adogatineau.ca – Youth Secretariat

The CJ has obtained a grant from the Secrétariat à la jeunesse to produce video capsules with young people to promote adogatineau.ca. Following several ideation meetings, the following was retained: create information content and key messages by means of video capsules and advertising variations, such as a street interview (street content). People approached on the street would answer questions and participate in challenges regarding student work, academic support, activities, student transport, and clubs and groups, while navigating the Ado Gatineau site. Prizes would then be given to them such as Ado Gatineau socks, candy, promotional items from the Ville de Gatineau and the Youth Commission, cookies, tickets for the Festival de Montgolfières de Gatineau or salle Odyssée, gift cards from local businesses, or $5 bills. It is also proposed to address the following subjects: CJ podcast, events, parks, highlighting rue Eddy, and promoting what exists at the City. It is also proposed to talk about public transport instead of student transport. Information regarding Ado Gatineau should be included in school newspapers.

Soulaymane Tazi leaves the meeting at 3:16 p.m. The quorum is maintained. Members are invited to give their ideas on the Messenger group.

6.4 Filing of nominations for co-chair

Adélia Demers and Félix Roy present themselves as candidates for the co-chairmanship of the next cohort of the Youth Commission. The elections will take place on June 7.

6.5 VIP Evening – Bibliothèque Donalda-Charron

A teen evening will take place on Friday, June 6, 2025, at the Bibliothèque Donalda-Charron, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. This activity is free.

6.6 Let's go, I'm voting! (C’est parti, je vote!)

The electoral simulation project is explained. It serves to understand how municipal politics works and to discover how young people can influence their community. As part of the next municipal elections, high school students will be able to vote for candidates for Mayor of Gatineau on Tuesday, October 28, or Wednesday, October 29, 2025. The CJ is currently working to renew the partnership with Radio Canada in order to broadcast the youth vote during election night. The Youth Commission members will have the role of organizing everything, creating educational tools, training volunteers, providing CJ promotional material, offering dinner to the involved youth, and analyzing the results.