Commentaire 67 – commentaires et rétroaction

Pauline Peddie, Reeve for the Village of Thornloe

Attached is Resolution 2022-110 adopted by council for the Corporation of the Village of Thornloe on September 19th, 2022 objecting vehemently to the elimination of a Federal Riding in Northern Ontario and asking that the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission withdraws the proposal to eliminate a Federal Riding in Northern Ontario and the Village of Thornloe further petitions the Federal Government to introduce legislation that would provide for a minimum number of guaranteed Ridings for Northern Ontario to ensure the voices of Northern and Rural Communities are not stifled.

Motion/Resolution No. 2022-110

Whereas the Corporation of the Village of Thornloe has been represented by the Member of Parliament for Timmins-James Bay since 204;

And whereas the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for Ontario has proposed the elimination of one Riding in Northern Ontario and a redistribution of the remaining Electoral Ridings;

And whereas the Corporation of the Village of Thornloe and other municipalities in the North Temiskaming area would be part of a newly created Electoral Riding known as Cochrane-Timmis-Temiskaming;

And whereas the population of the existing Riding of Timmins-James Bay meets the population requirements to maintain the Federal Riding;

And whereas this fragmentation would diminish and reduce access to Federal representation for the residents of the Village of Thornloe;

And whereas there is potential for the Province of Ontario to adopt the Federal electoral boundaries to establish Provincial electoral boundaries, which would repeat the negative effects of Provincial representation for the people and communities in Northern Ontario;

And whereas the ability to effectively represent diverse, small, rural communities continues to be eroded with the loss of Electoral Ridings in Northern Ontario;

Now therefore be it resolved that Council for the Corporation of the Village of Thornloe hereby petitions the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission to withdraw the proposal to eliminate a Federal Riding in Norther Ontario;

And further that the Village of Thornloe petitions the Federal Government to introduce legislation that would provide for the minimum number of guaranteed Ridings for Northern Ontario to ensure the voices of Northern and Rural Communities are not stifled;

And further that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Temiskaming Municipal Association, the Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities, the Honourable Charlie Angus MP for Timmis-James Bay, and the Association of Municipalities of Ontario.

Carried