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Old 12-14-2006, 08:29 PM   #45
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Originally Posted by MarchHare View Post
That one works for me.

I think people in Alberta get all starry-eyed at the prospect of having as much say in the senate as Ontario, but then they forget that it also means that PEI would get the same voice as Alberta. Dividing it by region as in my last post and your counter-proposal is a much more equitable system, IMO.
Now, who has the guts to rip open the constitution and try for that? If Canada had more provinces, a totally equal senate would work, but due to the PEI effect, I think we have to compromise with a "graduated" equal senate.
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