22 THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2013 CONSERVATIVE POLICY CONVENTION RIDINGS REDISTRIBUTION

SCHEDULE Con servative Policy Convention Agenda

Please note that all events take place at the BMO 2:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.: National Council Centre unless otherwise indicated: Candidate Speeches (Palomino Rooms A-D and E-H) THURSDAY, OCT. 31 3 p.m.-4 p.m.: Growing your Donor Base- 12 p.m.-6 p.m.: Registration (Palomino Room) EDA Fundraising (Quarterhorse Room) 5 p.m.-8 p.m.: Opening Ceremonies and 3 p.m.-4 p.m.: Redistribution of Federal Elec- Best of the Wild West Rodeo & Grub, hosted toral Districts (Boyce Theatre) by EDA’s (Hall A, Guest tickets can be purchased at Registration, Palomino Room) 4 p.m.-6 p.m.: Alternate Upgrade Registra- tion (Palomino Room pre-function) 5 p.m.-7 p.m.: Key Note Address (Hall D) FRIDAY, NOV. 1 7 p.m.-9 p.m.: Thank You Reception, hosted 7 a.m.-6 p.m.: Registration (Palomino Room by National Council (Cowboys Dance Hall, pre-function) Cowboys Casino, Stampede Park).

The Hill Times Hill The 7 a.m.-8:30 a.m.: Breakfast (Hall C) 7 a.m.-8:30 a.m.: Interfaith Prayer Breakfast SATURDAY, NOV. 2 hosted by John Walsh, president, National Council (Hall C) 7 a.m.-2:30 p.m.: Registration (Palomino Room pre-function) 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.: Policy Workshops: Economic Development (Palomino Rooms 7 a.m.-8:30 a.m.: Breakfast Service (Hall C) A-D) Role of Government, Taxation and Crime Photographs by Jake Wright, Wright, Jake by Photographs 7 a.m.-10 a.m.: National Council Election (Palomino Rooms E-H) Canada’s Social Fabric (Palomino Room) Riding changes coming: In Alberta, Conservative MPs Jim Hillyer, who represents , and LaVar Payne, who (Boyce Theatre). currently represents , have both signalled interest in running in the newly-revised Lethbridge riding. Many 9 a.m.-10:30 a.m.: Constitution Plenary Ses- 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.: Constitution Workshop sion (Hall D) current ridings have been dramatically redrawn to accommodate population changes and new ridings. For example, in (Hall E) British Columbia, Conservative MP Andrew Saxton’s North Vancouver riding and Industry Minister James Moore’s Port 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.: Policy Plenary Session 9 a.m.-10 a.m.: Technology Update (Quar- Moody-Westwood have seen almost half of their current Vancouver-area constituencies hived off to form one new riding. (Hall D) terhorse Room) 12 p.m.-1:30 p.m.: Lunch Service (Hall C) 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: Growing Your Donor Base-EDA Fundraising (Quarterhorse Room) 1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m.: Policy Plenary Session (Hall D) 12 p.m.-1:30 p.m.: Lunch Service (Hall C) 2:30 p.m.-4 p.m.: Closing Ceremonies (Hall 12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m.: Ministerial Infor- D). National Council election results; Conser- mation Sessions: Economic Development Electoral redistribution vative Fund report, Conservative Senator Irving (Palomino Rooms A-D) Role of Government, R. Gerstein; Maple Leaf Awards, Honourary Taxation and Crime (Palomino Rooms E-H) Chair Laureen Harper. Canada’s Social Fabric (Boyce Theatre) 4 p.m.: Convention 2013 concludes. 1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m.: Technology Update ‘particularly positive’ (Quarterhorse Room) of its population change, seeing maps will be printed around the ridings added to mostly suburban end of December or early January. Ontario, where the Tories do very The Conservative Party is hold- well—it’s how they won their elec- ing its policy convention in Cal- for Tories, say sources tion the last time around—and to gary, Alta., from Oct. 31 to Nov. 2, Western Canada, [it] can’t help but and the final results of the federal help them [the Conservative party riding redistribution are sure to be Canada’s redrawn electoral next election],” said Mr. Bricker in discussed, both formally and infor- Darrell Bricker, CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs, says the map will be discussed both for- an interview with The Hill Times. mally, sources told The Hill Times. mally and informally at the Con- Canada’s federal electoral rid- On Nov. 1, an hour-long session vast majority of the 30 new ridings have been servative Party’s policy conven- ings are reviewed and redrawn on the “Redistribution of Federal tion in Calgary this week. every 10 years in an effort to real- Electoral Districts,” is being held as “This is particularly positive ize equal representation by ensur- part of the party convention, in addi- created in fast-growing, Tory strongholds like the for the Conservatives,” said Mr. ing ridings have relatively equal tion to two separate scheduled ses- Bricker. “There’s probably one or populations and manageable geo- sions titled, “Growing Your Donor Greater Toronto Area and Western Canada. two boundary changes, like you’ve graphic sizes. This year’s redistribu- Base,” and “EDA Fundraising.” been hearing about Saskatchewan; tion includes the creation of 30 new With the vast majority of rid- there might be some issues there. ridings, including 15 new ridings in ings boundaries changed and new ridings to the current 308-seat A couple of things maybe in the Ontario, six in British Columbia, six ridings added, the current elector- By LAURA RYCKEWAERT House, will prove “particularly 905 where they might wonder in Alberta, and three in Quebec. All al district associations (EDAs) will positive” for the federal Conserva- whether or not they’ve got as much the new federal electoral maps have have to divvy-up existing funds The federal riding redistribu- tive Party, says Darrell Bricker, potential to win them. But I think, now been finalized by Elections between the new associations. tion, which is now complete and CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs and on balance, given the direction that Canada, and the agency told The Continued on Page 37 includes the creation of 30 new co-author of The Big Shift. the country has moved in terms Hill Times it’s expected that the new

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