tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9578224.post115106584752958601..comments2023-06-21T07:47:48.993-04:00Comments on BACK OFF GOVERNMENT!: Here Come The Senators...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9578224.post-1151851920283020052006-07-02T10:52:00.000-04:002006-07-02T10:52:00.000-04:00This proposal does nothing but add a second repres...This proposal does nothing but add a second representation by population chamber to the parliament. It is totally unacceptabe.<BR/><BR/>Either the provinces of Canada are equal, or they are not. If the provinces of Canada are equal, they must be given equal representation in the upper house. If Ontario and Quebec continue to insist on supremacy, Alberta and the other Western provinces must separate.<BR/><BR/>This proposal also does nothing to address the historic imbalances and lack of representation for Western Canada that Ontario and Quebec have orchestrated ever since confederation.<BR/><BR/>The odd thing about this proposal is that the combined seat total for British Columbia and Alberta (22) would still be less than Quebec's (24), although according to the latest census data, their populations are roughly equal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9578224.post-1151295804886229952006-06-26T00:23:00.000-04:002006-06-26T00:23:00.000-04:00Panic not.Harper has probably already got a strate...Panic not.<BR/><BR/>Harper has probably already got a strategy to deal with this.<BR/><BR/>Maybe even an amendment to their bill that puts all seats up for election..including both the afore mentioned senators.gimbolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17735207654169575604noreply@blogger.com