Tim Uppal, federal minister of state for democratic reform, told Will Chabun that we need more seats in the House of Commons and that "...the next step in this process will be expansion of the House of Commons to reflect population growth in B.C., Ontario and his home province of Alberta, where he represents the Edmonton-area riding of Sherwood Park."
With all due respect, no.
Set a minimum number of seats each province can have, four seems optimal since the smallest province, PEI, has four. Then divide the country rep by population. Evenly.
If Quebec, for example, thinks it is under represented, get reproducing or encouraging population growth through immigration and other means.
It is so simple.
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That would be similar to how the US does the House of Reps. which is capped at 435 seats. They're redistributed every 10 years depending on the most recent census. The minimum number of seats per state is 1.
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