A former premier and a former MP will be co-chairs of the province’s Electoral Boundaries and Representation Commission.
Former Liberal premier Camille Thériault and former Bathurst-area MP Roger Clinch will lead the six-member commission.
They will be tasked with redrawing the boundaries of the province’s 49 electoral ridings for the next general provincial election.
Also on the commission are:
- Roger J. Ouellette: an academic, researcher and professor of political science at the Université de Moncton.
- Josée Rioux-Walker: project co-ordinator for the Women in Leadership initiative for Women in Business New Brunswick; deputy mayor of Drummond.
- Krista Ross: CEO of the Fredericton Chamber of Commerce.
- Emily Teed: Deloitte’s chief of staff to the Atlantic regional managing partner.
The commission will report its findings to the legislative assembly, though no date has been set for when that will happen.
The appointments are effective as of July 15.
