‘Procedural cat-fishing’: final proposal for Nova Scotia riding redraw raises ire

As of Dec. 5, three redistribution commissions—for Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island—have tabled final proposed boundary changes with the House of Commons.

Nova Scotia Liberal MP Jaime Battiste says he's already got the 10 MP signatures needed to raise an objection over the final proposed boundaries at the Procedure and House Affairs Committee.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

December 5, 2022

The final proposed new federal riding boundaries for Nova Scotia have caught at least one MP by surprise, with Sydney–Victoria Liberal MP Jaime Battiste saying the late-stage decision to significantly shrink and redraw his riding—removing Mi’kmaw communities in the pro...

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