Map of Canadian Provinces under a U.S. political system

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In case anyone's interested... according to Environics (the best Canadian pollster by far) the NDP have gained a lot of ground out West since the last election: especially in Saskatchewan (where they're back to their traditional 30% or so)

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who draws these ridings?  here in the United States, for the most part, it is done by state legislators with the approval of the governor -essentially, the entire process is controlled by the two major parties: Republican and Democratic, and gerrymandering to favor one party over the other is rife.  how is it done in Canada?  and, for that matter, Australia and Britain?

I'm not sure, but I'm fairly sure it's not done in a partisan manner as it is in America; we don't have any cries of gerrymandering here that I know of.

It's done by Elections Canada (a non partisan committee). There is a little bit of gerrymandering (the Sask. rurban seats are the best example) because they have to listen to local concerns, but overall they do a neat job

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Republicans win Sascatchewan, Manitoba,

These two would be heavily Democratic and state and local level

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Republicans win Sascatchewan, Manitoba,

These two would be heavily Democratic and state and local level

I meant if the change were gradual, over the course of years or decades.

They would still be heavily Democratic at state and local level