What works in urban centres may simply not work in rural Canada. A Mi'kmaq fisher baits lobster traps in Saulnierville, N.S., in the fall of 2020. Darren Calabrese/The Globe and Mail ...

Minister of Rural Economic Development Bernadette Jordan represents the rural riding of South Shore–St. Margaret's, one of 24 rural ridings the Liberals hold in Atlantic Canada.

When a city allows rural land to be used for urban development, it "makes millionaires." There's a lot of pressure, and likely "buckets of politics," he said.

The urban-rural divide isn’t new or unique to B.C., but several factors have caused political scientists to take note after the federal election. Here’s why it matters.