The Canadian Press: “Back in the olden days, you had to be able to have a geographic area that was not so big that you couldn’t ride across it on a horse in a day. That was what was deemed to be effective representation,” she told her provincewide radio show on 880 CHED and QR Calgary on Saturday.
But she said many rural ridings have become too complex.
“I represent a portion of Medicine Hat, I represent Brooks, Bassano, Duchess, Rosemary, County of Newell,many small hamlets, as well as three school boards. So think of the complexity of trying to effectively represent that many interests.
“(A new panel) makes sure that Calgary and Edmonton, which were high growth areas, get their proper representation but it also ensures that rural is properly represented as well and I hope all MLAs will pass it.”…