Losing one of Toronto’s 25 federal ridings will “dilute the city’s voice on Parliament Hill,” says Deputy Mayor Jennifer McKelvie.
During a news conference on Monday at City Hall, the Scarborough-Rouge Park councillor said she’s worried about the impact this proposed change could have on Toronto’s representation in Ottawa.
"A large share of these submissions argued that unique features of Toronto — namely its highly diverse population, its economic centrality, and its rapid growth — necessitated maintaining the current number of constituencies. In the Commission's view, these arguments apply with equal or greater weight to constituencies surrounding Toronto, which are on average faster-growing, similarly diverse, and economically dynamic.
“At a time when the City of Toronto is facing unprecedented challenges in the middle of a housing and mental health crisis, in addition to a massive budget shortfall, we simply cannot afford to lose any seats at the Federal table,” Cheng said in the letter. At this point in the process, Members of Parliament can object to the new boundaries and recommend changes through written or in-person submissions to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, which will submit a report to the Speaker of the House of Commons for the commission.
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