![]() Tim Uppal, Harper’s minister of state for democratic reform, declined reporters’ questions Tuesday.Ĭhaldeans Mensah, a political scientist at Grant MacEwan University in Edmonton, said the seat-allocation reports likely will be well-received in Western Canada. “Those are our three commitments, and we intend to bring forward legislation that respects those commitments,” Harper said last Friday. He also pledged to prevent a decrease in seats in smaller provinces, while ensuring protection for proportional representation in Quebec. Last week, Harper said the government’s commitments were spelled out in the Conservative party platform to increase representation in the House of Commons to reflect the growth of Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta. “When the bill is tabled that’s when we’ll have the discussion,” said Andrew MacDougall, associate director of communications to Prime Minister Stephen Harper. ![]() ![]() The numbers being bandied about Tuesday would give Ontario, the biggest province by population, 119 seats in the House of Commons.įederal officials wouldn’t comment, saying the legislation hasn’t yet been introduced in the Commons. The overall number of seats in the House of Commons could rise to 334 from 308 under the formula being proposed in the forthcoming legislation. McGuinty, who had expressed concerns about whether his province was getting its fair share of the proposed increase in federal representation, didn’t say how many additional seats Ontario is seeking. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
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