{"id":12022,"date":"2026-04-20T09:26:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T13:26:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ccla.org\/?p=12022"},"modified":"2026-04-20T09:26:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T13:26:52","slug":"ccla-sounds-the-alarm-over-the-politicization-of-albertas-electoral-map","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ccla.org\/fr\/communique-de-presse\/ccla-sounds-the-alarm-over-the-politicization-of-albertas-electoral-map\/","title":{"rendered":"CCLA Sounds the Alarm Over the Politicization of Alberta\u2019s Electoral Map"},"content":{"rendered":"
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OTTAWA \u2014 The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) is troubled by the tabling of Alberta\u2019s Government Motion No. 37, dated April 16, 2026.<\/p>\n

If adopted, this motion would reject the electoral map proposed by the Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission\u2019s final report and initiate a new electoral map revision process, with two additional ridings. The new Select Special Committee on Electoral Boundaries would oversee this expedited process by engaging advisors who would be under no requirement to hold public hearings before proposing new electoral boundaries. The majority of advisors would be selected by representatives of the ruling party.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe right to vote enshrined in Section 3 of the Charter protects Canadians\u2019 right to effective representation, which requires relative parity of voting power,\u201d said Ana\u00efs Bussi\u00e8res McNicoll, CCLA\u2019s Fundamental Freedoms Director. \u201cWhile the involvement of a legislature in the electoral map revision process is not necessarily a violation of the right to vote, great vigilance is required when the author of the electoral boundaries is a group of persons who is not insulated from partisan influence.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a matter of best practice, a fair and equitable process for electoral boundary delimitation should be carried out by a non-partisan and impartial body benefitting from guarantees of independence,\u201d Bussi\u00e8res McNicoll continued.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe process should include public consultations, be transparent from beginning to end, and elected officials should respect its outcome.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe government\u2019s proposed approach misses the mark on several points, which casts a doubt over the equity and fairness of Alberta\u2019s electoral process.”<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Alberta government\u2019s unusual involvement with the electoral map revision process erodes public confidence in the electoral system,\u201d Bussi\u00e8res McNicoll concluded.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe urge the Alberta government to adopt an approach that considers the inherent conflict of interest faced by elected officials in matters of electoral boundary delimitation, and that respects citizens\u2019 constitutional right to effective representation.\u201d<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t

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\u00c0 propos de l\u2019association canadienne sur les libert\u00e9s civiles<\/h3>\n
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L\u2019ACLC est un organisme ind\u00e9pendant \u00e0 but non lucratif qui compte des sympathisant.e.s dans tout le pays. Fond\u00e9 en 1964, c\u2019est un organisme qui \u0153uvre \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9chelle du Canada \u00e0 la protection des droits et des libert\u00e9s civiles de toute sa population.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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