To the editor:
Thank you to Carole Rooney and the 100 Mile House Free Press for bringing front-page attention to the proposed changes to the federal electoral boundaries.
The proposed electoral map for British Columbia places 100 Mile House, the 108 and Lac la Hache (all of Cariboo Regional District, Area G) in the Chilliwack-Fraser Canyon riding.
According to Justice Hall, chair of the commission designed to review public input, the reasons for the change revolve around population growth and “community interest or identity” with the goal of providing effective representation in Parliament.
I would challenge whether a member of Parliament based in a more urban setting would be able to effectively understand and represent our interests and needs in 100 Mile House, the 108 and Lac la Hache.
This proposal needs to be reconsidered, or we will have taxation without appropriate representation in Ottawa.
Marjatta Chapman
Lac la Hache