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> And in 2011, he introduced Bill C-20, which gave Alberta and BC six more seats each, Ontario FIFTEEN more seats and Québec got two. Based on the census. If e
by throw0101a 5y ago
> And in 2011, he introduced Bill C-20, which gave Alberta and BC six more seats each, Ontario FIFTEEN more seats and Québec got two.
Based on the census. If each citizen's vote is to be counted equally, there's ideally some proportionality to each riding. Of course in reality there's quite a real spread (26K to 132K):
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Population_of_Canadian_federal_ridings https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Population_of_Canadian_federal...
Given that Ontario has three times the population of Alberta, is it any wonder that there are more MPs?
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provinces_and_territories_of_Canada https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provinces_and_territories_of_C...