Minority Government, Uncertain Election Date Force Elections Canada to Prepare 2 Electoral Maps

Minority Government, Uncertain Election Date Force Elections Canada to Prepare 2 Electoral Maps
Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perrault holds a news conference in Ottawa, Ont., on Sept. 17, 2019. The Canadian Press/Fred Chartrand
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Elections Canada’s plan to revise the country’s electoral boundaries has suddenly become more complicated, thanks to the fact an election could be called at any time under the current minority government.

Addressing the House affairs committee in May, Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perrault described how a new electoral map with additions, subtractions, and revised ridings—a massive undertaking in itself—will be twice as complex this year.
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