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Originally Posted by bizaro86
I mean, the "join USA crowd" is probably committing treason. But if Alberta joined the USA and had 2/102 senators that would be nearly 2x the number of senators we'd deserve if you apportioned them by population.
By contrast in Canada we have about 1/2 the senators we'd deserve if you apportioned them by population.
Alberta being under-representated at the Federal level in both the commons and the senate is absolutely a legitimate issue.
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Alberta is not badly under represented in the House. If there is a province that is under represented, it is Ontario.
https://www.elections.ca/content.asp...t=index&lang=e
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