Several New Democrat MPPs are calling for fair electoral representation for northern Ontario residents.
The list includes Algoma-Manitoulin’s Michael Mantha, Nickel Belt’s France Gélinas and Sudbury’s Jamie West.
They’re asking the Ontario Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission to reconsider a proposed electoral boundary change that they say would diminish representation of Northern Ontarians in Parliament, including those of Indigenous Peoples and Franco-Ontarians.
In a letter to Commission last week, the MPPs said that the proposed federal boundary change would also have a negative impact on regional development, the provision of local services and more.