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Fair Representation NOW

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On behalf of Ajax Town Council, I would like to thank residents who signed the Fair Representation NOW petition - requesting Regional Council undertake a formal review of its composition.

Unfortunately, the Town’s motion for fairness was not supported by Regional Council on October 29, 2008. As a result, the principle of representation-by-population will continue to be disadvantaged, and residents of some municipalities will gain from disproportionate influence at the regional level.

The fight for fairness did not end at Regional Council. It will continue until Ajax residents have their equal and fair say on the priorities of Durham - especially those issues which most affect our quality of life like water and sewer, recycling and waste management, transit and roads.

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We now hope that the Province of Ontario and Ajax-Pickering MPP Joe Dickson will intervene so that fairness is brought back to the region.

This matter is crucial to you as a taxpayer and as an elector. By standing together, we can ensure fairness for the residents of Ajax. Representation by population is a fundamental basic right of our democratic system.

Stay informed by visiting: www.fairrepresentationnow.com.

Every resident of Durham - no matter where they live - deserves to have his or her fair say on the priorities of the Region.

Thank you for your continued support!

Steve Parish
Mayor

What the numbers show

  • The Town of Ajax has the highest population per Regional Council Member in the Durham Region
  • Oshawa taxpayers have almost twice as much say as a resident in Ajax
  • A Pickering resident has a 33 per cent greater voice on Regional affairs than an Ajax resident

Municipality

2008 Region
Council Members

2006 Census
Population*

2006 Population
per Member

2012 Population
Forecast**

2012 Population
per Member

Ajax

3

        90,167      

30,056

120,000

40,000

Brock

2

11,978

5,990

12,900

6,450

Clarington

3

77,820

25,940

94,000

31,333

Oshawa

8

141,590

17,699

154,300

19,287

Pickering

4

87,838

21,959

97,700

24,425

Scugog

2

21,511

10,755

22,800

11,400

Uxbridge

2

19,169

9,584

22,500

11,250

Whitby    

4 

111,184

27,796

129,900

32,475

* Source: Statistics Canada
** Source: Durham Region

 
For more information, contact:
Christie McLardie
Manager of Communications
905-619-2529, ext. 362