Chris d’Entremont delivered that message to the Nova Scotia Electoral Boundaries Commission.
It hosted public consultations in Shelburne, Tusket and Clare.
The last provincial boundary review in 2013 saw the former constituency of Shelburne County being split in two with the elimination of dedicated Acadian ridings and the formation of the ridings of Argyle-Barrington, Queens-Shelburne and Clare-Digby.
d’Entremont spoke to the Boundaries Commission Saturday in Tusket.
He tells Acadia News the communities in Argyle-Barrington do share a lot in common.
“But when it comes down to the effective representation of Acadians it does fall a little bit short because of what my base job has become which is an MLA that has to deal with a lot of transportation issues, housing and things like that. There’s still whole issue of assimilation and protection of Acadian rights.”
The commission has a recommendation to restore the Acadian ridings.
There will be one more round of public meetings.
The commission’s interim report is due by November 30 and its final report by April 1, 2019.
“Every indication is that the government will accept the recommendations of that report, unlike the previous NDP government that asked them to go back and do it again. We’re very hopeful that things will change for the better.”
(MLA Chris d’Entremont speaks to boundary commission Saturday in Tusket-photo courtesy of Chris d’Entremont)
