Scarborough/City of Toronto Federal Electoral Districts Petition

Petition to the Ontario Commission for the Federal Electoral Districts Redistribution, namely The Honourable Justice Lynne C. Leitch, Dr. Karen Bird, and Dr. Peter John Loewen:

WWe, the undersigned members of the Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto, are greatly concerned about the proposed changes to the Federal Electoral Districts, particularly the loss of an electoral riding in Scarborough-North and Scarborough- Agincourt in Toronto. WE OPPOSE TO THIS RE-DISTRIBUTION CHANGE PROPOSAL:

The proposal takes out a large portion of Scarborough North, and a sizable portion of Scarborough-Agincourt, and collapses areas of these communities into a new riding called Scarborough Northwest. This would not only break up existing communities, but it would redistribute a significant portion of Scarborough-Agincourt into North York and deletes any reference to the history of Agincourt in the process. The Village of Agincourt has been in existence for 164 years, since 1858 and continues to this present day to have a rich cultural and historical identity.

The western municipal boundary of Scarborough clearly ends at Victoria Park Ave. Taking parts of Scarborough from Warden Ave. and Pharmacy Rd. to Victoria Park Ave. will break up police services from 42 Division, health care services, and social and seniors’ community services. Scarborough-Agincourt has large numbers of seniors, new immigrants, and families, and over the decades, our community has created an interconnected network of services that meet its unique needs. This is also true of other Scarborough districts.

We, the undersigned residents of Scarborough, call upon the Ontario Commission to:

1. Maintain the ridings of Scarborough-Agincourt and Scarborough North; and
2. Maintain Victoria Park Avenue as the western boundary of the riding of Scarborough-Agincourt; and
3. Maintain the current eastern boundaries of the current Scarborough-Agincourt and Scarborough North districts.