B.C.’s new seat shakes up the Southern Interior as final riding proposal sparks concerns

‘They have created a completely different new riding on both west and east sides, and now there’s no public input process,’ says NDP MP Richard Cannings of the final changes proposed to his riding.

B.C. NDP MP Richard Cannings is among those who have criticized how the redistribution process is organized, following major changes to his riding put forward in the final proposal. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

February 20, 2023

The addition of one new seat in British Columbia means significant changes are in store for the province’s Southern Interior, and NDP MP Richard Cannings says he’s concerned residents won’t have a chance to weigh in on some “completely different” boundaries propose...

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