Quote:
|
Originally Posted by STAMPEDRED
If bc and Alberta where given proper representation that equals close to Quebec’s - based on population! - then the country would get better representation instead of so heavily slanted to the Toronto’s and Montreal’s. Popular vote is hardly ever a good metric to base it on. However in Canada’s case, because of biased representation towards the east, the west constantly feels left out because we are. Even if we get the popular vote, we don’t have the seats available to reflect it in parliament.
|
Manitoba and Saskatchewan get more representation than Ontario and Quebec. To make Alberta and BC more represented than Quebec would be 3 seats total (2 in Alberta, 1 in BC) and only 1 seat total for Ontario (in Alberta, but then Ontario is underrepresented). Both would be erased by dragging Saskatchewan and Manitoba back to where their representation would be proportionate (6 seats total).
If you want to get mad at over-representation, it isn't in Toronto and Montreal, it's in the rural Maritimes, and rural Saskatchewan.