Burnaby Mayor Mike Hurley had opposed the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for BC's original recommendations.
An updated proposal from an electoral boundaries commission could see Burnaby have a presence in four federal ridings during the next election.
The Canadian constitution requires the re-configuring of electoral district boundaries every 10 years after the decennial census is completed. In Burnaby North-Seymour, the committee proposed moving the current boundaries northward, while New Westminster-Burnaby would have its boundaries moved eastward and would incorporate an area east of the Pattullo Bridge. But Burnaby Mayor Mike Hurley came out strongly opposed to the proposal, saying he didn't believe the plan served local residents.
Hurley noted that the two Vancouver ridings Burnaby would have been incorporated into would have seen population shares of less than eight per cent. The commission's report will be reviewed by the standing committee on procedure and house affairs between now and May.
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