Actually, Ms. Zarillo and I don't doubt that the population grew. That said, we are proposing going about the redistribution differently, while preserving the communities of interest. What puzzles me are all the procedures.
A commission released a first draft of possible proposals, whether in Quebec or British Columbia. In some cases, that leads to significant changes. Subsequently, the population proposes other options. Then, a second proposal comes out, but the public isn't consulted on it. With the second proposal, the francophones of Maillardville should at least be asked whether they want the riding of Coquitlam split up. Their reaction would be very strong, indeed.
Currently, the process around the second proposal allows the commission to do what it wants. That's the problem. If the second map proposes significant changes without a historical basis for separating communities of interest, it only makes sense to consult the public a second time, in my view. It's important to take the public's view into account.