Argyle-Barrington MLA Chris d’Entremont says the Liberal Minister of Acadian Affairs and Francophonie needs to broaden the scope of the discussions on boundary reform with the Acadian Federation of Nova Scotia to engage everyone affected including the African Nova Scotia and Mi’kmaq communities.
d’Entremont says transparency is key, and so it action.
He says the Liberals do have an ‘out’.
“And that really is to go back to the interim report that was presented by the boundary commission in 2012. But a process would be nice right now. Just something more than Michel Samson trying to do it on his own, and that can’t happen.”
“Ultimately the case was brought forward by the Acadian Federation so they’re the ones I think that they (government) should be dealing with. There are other implications. They need to start talking to those individuals in areas affected by the boundary change in 2012. That can only happen when the Liberals put in place a boundary commission or at least a select committee.”
There has been no official word from the government yet when or if it will strike a boundary review committee before the next provincial election.
The last change in 2012, made by the NDP, was ruled as unconstitutional by the province’s highest court.
