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Originally Posted by MarchHare
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. |
IMO, the Senate should look out for what is best for the country as a whole, not just which area of the country has the biggest population. In the current system, rarely are the Atlantic regions or prairie regions ever considered. They are just along for the ride.
People move to areas where lots of people are already because the problems in those areas are more taken care of. Treat the whole country as a whole, with policies that make just as much sense for PEI as they do for Toronto, or Moose Jaw as they do for Calgary, and people may just stay in their area of the country instead of migrating to the promise areas.
While an equal Senate (by province) won't totally address or alleviate this, it will help address it.... or at least make them feel as though they have a say instead of being totally ignored.