Liberals table bill to protect number of Quebec seats in Parliament

[jazz]

https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/liberals-table-bill-to-protect-number-of-quebec-seats-in-parliament-a-condition-of-deal-with-ndp

[Hamloc]

https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/liberals-table-bill-to-protect-number-of-quebec-seats-in-parliament-a-condition-of-deal-with-ndp

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My first thought is this is the beginning of the end of democracy in Canada. My second thought is Western Canadians better pull your head out of the sand because it is going to get worse. Justin Trudeau is daring us to leave!

[chuckChuck]

A lot of griping about 1 seat in Quebec! LOL If you are going to whine about the extra seat in Quebec you should keep in mind many rural ridings have way fewer voters than the usually much larger urban and suburban ridings.

https://www.thestar.com/politics/2019/10/13/one-person-one-vote-in-canada-its-not-even-close.html

One person, one vote? In Canada, it’s not even close
Some ridings have fewer than 40,000 people. Others are closer to 160,000. Can anything be done to make them more equal?

By Mitch PotterStaff Reporter
Sun., Oct. 13, 2019timer10 min. read
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The chances are excellent that when you go about marking your ballot in the upcoming federal election, something quirky and quintessentially Canadian will happen without you even knowing it.

Some votes are going to be substantially more powerful than others, especially those cast in the most remote rural ridings. And if you live in a city — especially one growing as rapidly as Greater Toronto — your vote is more likely to register as less than equal.

Take the electoral district of Labrador, for example. Only 27,197 live there, according to Elections Canada. Yes it is vast — you could fit all of the United Kingdom inside Labrador and still have room for Costa Rica. But compared to a typical riding in Brampton or Scarborough, where riding populations exceed the national average, and the numerical disparity is glaring: it will take about four times as many Toronto-area voters to get the same result, electing a single representative to Parliament. ....

[AlbertaFarmer5]

My first thought is this is the beginning of the end of democracy in Canada. My second thought is Western Canadians better pull your head out of the sand because it is going to get worse. Justin Trudeau is daring us to leave!

That is almost how it is beginning to look. Everyone believes that Trudeau is a puppet. But some days one has to wonder who is actually pulling the strings. Is it the inept Socialists/globalists that everyone believes, or is it someone much more sophisticated trying to sow discontent and discord in order to prise off the valuable parts?

Trudeau and his gang of children wouldn't know any better either way.

[chuckChuck]

As I mentioned in another thread Kenney is worried about the kooky conspiracy theorists inside Alberta and the UCP and what should pop up? That Trudeau is a puppet and someone else is pulling the strings? From the guy who wants Alberta to join the USA! LOL Whose pulling your strings A5?

[blackpowder]

Share your thoughts on Senate reform Chuck.

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Share your thoughts on Senate reform Chuck.

He doesn't know his thoughts on that yet. Hasn't consulted the CBC, the Tyee, the NPD and the NFU yet, to learn what is the correct way to think about senate reform.

[jazz]

He doesn't know his thoughts on that yet. Hasn't consulted the CBC, the Tyee, the NPD and the NFU yet, to learn what is the correct way to think about senate reform.

See how whacko the left can be. Now chuck is trying to justify the dilution of our democracy.

Are they going to pass legislation that stops Alberta from getting 3 more seats?

Lets take this to the SCC and see what they have to say.

In 20 yrs, Alberta's population is going to 6.6M, up 2M from today. BC will be similar. Sask and MB are adding 500k each in that time. Quebec and the maritimes will be losing population. Alberta will likely become the 2nd most populous province. The centers of power are going to shift. The only thing holding them back is this gerrymandering that goes on. If Alberta puts in a lucrative PP (compared to the insolvent CPP), watch people move there like crazy.

[chuckChuck]

"Some votes are going to be substantially more powerful than others, especially those cast in the most remote rural ridings. And if you live in a city — especially one growing as rapidly as Greater Toronto — your vote is more likely to register as less than equal."

[blackpowder]

So having electoral votes with different weights sounds equal?
The Westminster system lets us down in a nation as geographically large as ours.