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Of all the problems facing the Alberta government, here’s one that likely never crossed your mind. And even if it did, you likely fought the urge to yawn.

It is time to redraw the province’s electoral boundaries, those lines on a map that determine which riding you live in and where you cast a ballot.

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You’re fighting the urge to yawn right now, aren’t you?

Please do.

I realize compared to the myriad of crises facing the government — with oil prices going down, unemployment going up and the government’s fiscal picture going sideways — that the state of our electoral boundaries lacks a certain political pizzazz.

But it is significant. In fact, when it comes to redrawing our boundaries, we’re in a bit of a crisis.

Under Alberta law, our electoral boundaries have to be redrawn after every two elections to reflect the province’s changing demographics. The process must start within eight years of the last redistribution but no longer than 10 years.