The great tug-of-war over Greenland: Dalziel, Rahbek-Clemmensen, Keldsen, Maddox, and Shadian
The great tug-of-war over Greenland: Dalziel, Rahbek-Clemmensen, Keldsen, Maddox, and Shadian
The Rebirth of Antisemitism in the 21st Century: David Hirsh in conversation with Casey Babb

Population boom shakes up federal ridings in N.S. [Video]

Categories
Canadian National News

Nova Scotia’s recent population boom has triggered a redrawing of the federal political map that comes into play for the first time in a snap election that kicked off this week.

Numbers changed the most in the suburbs around Halifax, where one riding — Halifax West — grew by almost 25,000 people in a decade.

Halifax West became too big according to the rules of the Constitution, and paring it back caused a domino effect across the province. 

All but one of Nova Scotia’s 11 ridings have different boundaries for this election than when Canadians last went to the polls in 2021.

Immigration surge

The redistribution of seats used the 2021 census. Carolyn Whiteway said the population at that time reflects significant international immigration from India, the Philippines, Syria, China and Nigeria.

This map from Elections Canada reflects the changes made by the independent electoral boundaries commission during the redistribution process that …
How are First Nations
How are First Nations' fish farms transforming the West Coast?: Ken Coates and Dallas Smith
Lithuania – A shining city on the front lines of democracy: Active Measures with Marcus Kolga