NDP, CPC MPs take joint Manitoba riding-redraw appeal to PROC

The Procedure and House Affairs Committee recently heard MPs' objections to the final proposed new maps for Manitoba and Saskatchewan, with NDP MP Daniel Blaikie making pitches for both provinces.

NDP MP Niki Ashton, left, and Conservative MP James Bezan raised joint concerns over proposed boundary changes affecting First Nations communities in northern Manitoba at the Procedure and House Affairs Committee on Feb. 2.The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

February 6, 2023

A Conservative and an NDP MP are asking the Procedure and House Affairs Committee to back their objections to proposed riding boundary changes in northern Manitoba that they say could contribute to the disenfranchisement of affected First Nations communities.

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