Commentaire 155 – commentaires et rétroaction

Vicki Jacobs

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September 24th, 2022

Attn: Paula Puddy, Commission Secretary

Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for Ontario

Emailed to: ON@redecoupage-federal-redistribution.ca

RE: Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts

Dear Ontario Commission Members,

I would like to share my views on the proposed redistribution plan for the Northern Ontario region, and its impact on the citizens of the City of Greater Sudbury.

The 2022 redistribution proposal calls for Northern Ontario's federal ridings to be reduced from 10 to nine ridings with re-drawn lines that would impact nearly every community in the region. It removes an elected Member of Parliament and subsequently a voice from an already underrepresented region of the country.

It is imperative to the people of northern Ontario that the commission preserves the 10 federal districts we already have.

An important goal of the Commission is to not divide communities of interests. Historical and cultural characteristics of a community are important to the people who live there. It is also important to take into consideration key elements of how people live, work, play, go to school, and receive crucial services such as emergency and health care services.

The commission's proposed changes to the riding of Sudbury electoral boundaries do provide for continuity of service and better reflect communities of interest. Sudbury Riding would, in my opinion, function best if communities on the edge of the city, like the bedroom community of Skead where I live, weren't carved off and lumped in with Manitoulin and Elliot Lake, when in fact all of the work and services that Skead residents access is in Greater Sudbury.

Thank you for your work and your consideration.

Sincerely,

Vicki Jacobs xx xxxxxxx xxxx xxxx Skead, ON xxx xxx