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Originally Posted by FireFly
It's the reason there needs to be a triple E senate first. That way the smaller provinces don't lose their effectiveness in Parliament.
However, BC actually had a referendum a number of years ago on electoral reform that would have given them a more proportional representation system... and the public voted it down. It's not just the government that doesn't want it apparently, although I believe part of the problem was educating the voters on what the changes would mean.
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That is the biggest gimmick ever. The whole point of the senate is that its not another elected house. It is not intended to be reflective of the population and not intended to provide more representation. It was designed to review items and try to make sure that they are effective. The triple E senate won't help matters at all; it will enforce regional disparity and regional differences. Legislation that benefits one region can get held up forever based on political ambitions. The public also voted down the Triple E senate...as part of the Charlottetown package.