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I am not a Grandview survivor nor do I know anyâ€" one who is. The only knowledge I have on this subject comes from the media. But Mr. Baird seems to know many facts that have not been published. He states "... whether every inmate was subjected to significant abuse is quite something else." , which to base this statement? Also, I would like Mr. Baird to explain his phrase "significant abuse." What does this mean? Does he know anything about the horrendous toll that sexual, emotional and physical nhmua;:&omihvidim?flnutdnlyufifihm evidence of understanding, compassion or empathy. If Mr. Baird would like to continue the privilege of writing his column, he should educate himself on this sions, the proposals would lead to ridings that have no community of interest, that have no historical connecâ€" tion, and that would be difficult for any MP to repreâ€" sent effectively. Given these factors, the proposals should be abandoned in favor of boundaries that take the needs of Waterloo Region into account. I accept that population .changes have.made redisâ€" tribution a necessity, but fail to see the logic of the lines that have been drawn. While Waterloo Region is by no means the only part of the Province to have been carved up in such a manner, it is certainly one of the most flagrant examples of the failure to account for local needs. Consider the following implications of the proposals: _ 4 Large areas of Waterloo, including Lakeshore, Lincoln Village and Colonial Acres, will be part of a largely rural riding that extends north to Listowel and Palmerston. Urban residents of the proposed Waterlooâ€"Perthâ€"Wellington have little in common with the voters of the small towns that would share their MP. At the same time, people who live across the street would be in Waterloo riding. 4 Kitchener residents would continue to be conâ€" fused about the identity of their MP as large numbers dthmwmfininafln%uwmm- ings. Residents who live as far as the Conestoga Parkway will be thrown into Waterloo. Kitchener Council will have to deal with three different MPs, two of whom will have drawn the majority of their votes from outside the city. 4 Citizens of North Dumfries will be tacked on to a had fallen victim to a quirk in the federal riding boundaries â€" the proposed site is actually located in Cambridge riding. If the federal governmâ€"nt itself m&mduhfi,flnflum be blamed for being somewhat Current riding boundaries put a large chunk of the City of Kitchener into Cambridge riding and an even hmdnmkmwmwm west of Victoria Street and Road). When I ran as a candidate in the 1988 and 1993 elections, I was repeatedly told by Kitchener voters that they could not possibly be in my riding. I saw hundreds of signs for Kitchener candidates kilometres inside Waterloo riding. I also heard stories of canvassers doorstep. These experiences show that ignoring municipal and natural boundaries in favor of artificial ones is futile. If the boundaries of the existing ridings are confusâ€" ing, the boundaries proposed by the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission are even worse. In addition to being even more arbitrary than the current diviâ€" nometes S tA BPeDE ECCCE e s o e n Exq T w c w Aie i ts Angrene Jn Doi o 2 .0 in anpiiimc e i When the Federal Solicitor General‘s department wanted feedback on its plan to build a prison on Kitchener‘s Homer Watson Boulevard, it called forâ€" g mer Kitchene: MP John Reimer for his support. o al from different ridings showing up on the same changes suggested. Waterloo Region has the populaâ€" tion to sustain four federal ridings: Cambridge (including North Dumfries), Kitchener East; Kitchâ€" ener West (likely including all or part of Wilmot); and Waterloo (including the entire City of Waterloo as well as the townships of Wellesley and Woolwich). These ridings would not be perfect, but they would at nection. They would also allow the Wellington, Perth and Oxford counties to be kept largely in tact, rather than being parcelled off into other ridings. Fortunately, there is opportunity for public input The Commission will be conducting hearings in midâ€" May to listen to the objections from the communities affected. Area MPs and Mayors have already promised to do whatever they can to oppose the #Iwfllhdnenwaflmmflyofim. you? To attend the hearings, you must register by April 10. Send your notice to The Secretary, Margaret Ann Cain, Federal Electoral Boundaries Commissinn for Ontario, 121 King Street West, P.O. Box 2, suite 1740, Toronto, Ontario, MSH 3T9. To obtain a copy of the proposals, phone 1â€"800â€"267â€"9156. Maybe that will help him understand how and why these women ended up at Grandview. The women who have come forward to tell their stories say they came from very abusive backgrounds. They were comâ€" mitted to Grandview at a very young age for minor offenses that today would not be punished in this manner. graduates" were not "confined at Grandview simply for missing Sunday school." He seems to imply because they did something wrong, they should not be entitled to compensation! ‘The final insult he made was that he refuses to call them "Grandview survivors". He states *...it implies something I don‘t feel at all entitled to accept." In my opinion, I don‘t think this person should have the of writing a column. I can‘t call him a 1 I don‘t think he deserves that title. A gentleman would not heap insults upon women who have already suffered enough. ~ , riding called Wentworthâ€"Wellingtonâ€"Dumfries. Rather than being putd&mdnw urban centre, people in Clyde, and Glen Morris will be in a riding dominated by the communiâ€" ties of Dundas and Ancaster (suburbs of Hamilton). 4 Rural voters throughout the province will find their influence increasingly fragmented as they are divided up and attached to distant urban communiâ€" will be a diminished rural voice in the next Parliaâ€" ment. Even if a rural candidate manages to win enough urban support to carry a riding, she or he will be hardâ€"pressed to represent rural interests if they conflict with the wishes of the riding‘s urban voters. 4 In the next 10 years, as the cities of Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge continue to ‘grow, the presâ€" sure for further redistribution will grow. The proposed boundaries do not lend themselves to expansion or contraction. 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