Proposed redrawing of Ontario’s election boundaries will eliminate Liberal MPs riding | 24CA News
A backbench Liberal MP is nervous his Toronto using could possibly be eradicated as federal boundary traces are redrawn in Ontario.
An unbiased fee tasked with altering federal election boundaries has beneficial that constituents dwelling in Don Valley East be merged into their neighbouring districts.
Michael Coteau, who represents the using, mentioned that is an try to cut back Toronto’s seats within the House of Commons.
Ontario will nonetheless have 122 seats regardless of the proposed change.
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“I don’t think any ridings should be lost in Toronto,” mentioned Coteau in an announcement. He has represented the world since 2003 first as a faculty trustee, then as a provincial politician earlier than he was elected as MP.
“Our community doesn’t even know they have been eliminated (in the proposal).”
The Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for Ontario launched its report on Friday following months of public hearings final 12 months. Politicians will now have the chance to supply suggestions, however ultimate selections lie solely with the fee.
The report proposes merging Don Valley East into different districts as a result of it is going to enable the rest of Toronto’s ridings to stay very near their present boundaries.
The fee’s ultimate choice can be launched in June, however Coteau mentioned he’s going to struggle to overturn the proposal.
“The process is flawed and the results are inconsistent with Toronto’s economic, social and political role in Canada,” Coteau mentioned.
The Constitution stipulates that federal boundaries have to be reviewed each 10 years to replicate modifications and actions in Canada’s inhabitants.
About 116,590 individuals ought to reside in every Ontario using, as steered by the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act. But the fee can depart from that concentrate on by 25 per cent to account for group curiosity, id or historical past.
The Ontario fee targeted on protecting the inhabitants in each using roughly the identical measurement, and as near the inhabitants goal as doable.
Any of its authorized modifications will take impact throughout a common election held after April 1, 2024, on the earliest.
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