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A spectre is haunting electoral boundary critiques throughout Canada and the USA: politically motivated redistributions that assist the winner maintain profitable elections. Many courts have reversed political redistributions, however some haven’t.
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Alberta will quickly start its election district boundaries assessment. Traditionally, rural voters have been closely overrepresented in Alberta’s legislature. Immediately, greater than two out of each three Albertans lives within the Calgary or Edmonton areas. Nevertheless, till lately, about one out of each two MLAs represented a rural space.
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The redistribution after the 2015 election made small enhancements to deliver stability to Alberta’s legislature. However with Alberta’s excessive city inhabitants progress, the seat distribution remains to be out of stability. Ideally, Alberta ought to reform its total election course of for equal voting. Till then, Alberta should at the least guarantee its legislature seat distribution precisely displays the excessive and rising proportion of Albertans who stay within the Edmonton and Calgary areas.
Adam Bentley, Edmonton
Smith’s legacy relies on her management
Re. “Edmonton voters ignore realities at their peril,” Letters, June 3
One should be cautious with arguments comparable to yours, implying that by not voting UCP, Edmonton won’t be pretty served by the UCP when they’re in energy. When you take this argument to the subsequent stage, then will we in Alberta stay in peril for not voting Liberal?
No, when Danielle Smith went to the Liberals requesting assist with the wildfires, help was given instantly. That’s the signal of true leaders: they lead. They don’t maintain grudges, or play free politics with the populace.
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If Smith’s legacy is to be seen as a real chief, and to be remembered in future textbooks as such, then she can be a real chief. To be talked about alongside Peter Lougheed, or Ralph Klein, she’s going to do the suitable issues for all Albertans. I feel she’s going to shock you. Nevertheless, solely she will decide if she ranks as a pacesetter or as a political hack, and given no point out in future texts.
Rob Nelms, Edmonton
Why ship sufferers out of Alberta for surgical procedure?
Who’s in control of Alberta well being care? I want to hear from whoever’s in cost, a proof as to why I’ve to journey to Toronto and pay $28,000 for hip substitute surgical procedure. Don’t we have now surgeons within the Edmonton area?
On high of the $28,000, there may be airfare, lodge prices, et cetera, which deliver the associated fee a lot greater. I hear about sufferers travelling to Quebec, Montana, Palm Springs, Mexico, in addition to Toronto, for that very same process. Whoever is operating Alberta well being care ought to be embarrassed.
Brian Hamilton, Edmonton
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