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Actually, under your system, Ontario and Quebec's combined power would be twice that of the Maritimes.
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Yes, sorry, that's what I meant.
But is that so wrong? Ontario and Quebec combined have about 10x the population of the four Atlantic Provinces. To give them "only" 2x the power in the senate is limiting the amount of influence they have, while still giving disproportionate power to the smaller provinces. To give the Atlantic Provinces twice the power of Ontario and Quebec (which is what would happen if all provinces had an equal number of senators) seems patently silly.
And yes, I recognize this is your solution to "balancing" the fact that Ontario and Quebec dominate the HoC, but it's utterly ridiculous to suggest that PEI should have anywhere near the amount of influence that either of those two provinces has.