Northwestern Ontario residents expressed concerted opposition to proposed electoral boundary changes at a public hearing in Sioux Lookout.
SIOUX LOOKOUT – On Monday, the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for Ontario held its first public hearing in the Northwest to gauge the public’s response to the proposal of a new Kiiwetinoong-Mushkegowuk riding in the far north.
On Monday, the commission heard more concerted opposition from Sioux Lookout residents and regional leaders. “We looked to where we could meet, where we thought we were making a number of changes, and we have decided to offer a significant [number] of remote meetings, which have been highly popular with the public thus far.”
During the meeting, Leitch heard negative feedback to the federal election redistribution proposal, with all eight citizens who spoke expressing opposition.“We have received some submissions that are very supportive and positive about changes," she said. "We also have received a number of submissions that are asking us to do what I might consider minor boundary adjustments. We also had submissions in relation to proposed names.
Powlowski believes it would be challenging for a single MP to properly represent a riding that encompasses the district of Kenora, Rainy River, and Thunder Bay.
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