On Thursday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford emphatically ruled out any changes to the electoral map in Ontario. Political watchers, however, worry the current ridings don't work.
As Ontario’s population grows at record pace and the province scrambles to ensure housing and other services can keep up, some political watchers believe there is one area the
“Just because the feds want to do it, jury-rig the ridings — it’s no secret people do that, governments do that — I’m not doing it. I’m going to leave the boundaries alone and people will decide if they want to move forward with our government.”But political watchers suggest that failing to follow the federal process — or at least conduct an Ontario-led review of provincial ridings — will leave some voters behind.
“If you’re trying to get a hold of your MPP, if you’re trying to get assistance with your casework or casefile in one of the larger districts you might have a much harder time,” he said. Nelson Wiseman, a political professor at the University of Toronto, said Ford “does not know what he is talking about” and said the electoral map in Ontario urgently needs to be redrawn.
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