OTTAWA -
The Tories will roll out their plan to add more seats to the House of Commons Thursday to address swelling populations in Canadian provinces.
Democratic Reform Minister Tim Uppal is set to make an announcement on the government’s bill at a press conference in Brampton, Ont. — a city in the Greater Toronto Area where the population has ballooned over the past few years.
The Tories are moving forward with legislation to address provinces underrepresented in the House of Commons: Ontario, B.C. and Alberta. Quebec is also expected to get additional seats.
The Prime Minister’s Office would not provide any details on the bill Wednesday, but recent reports out of Ontario's legislature suggest that province could get 13 spots, while Alberta is expected to get six, B.C. is slated for five and Quebec may get two.
The NDP want to see mandatory representation for Quebec in the House. It claims 24% of the chamber should be from La Belle Province to maintain the status of the Quebecois within Canada.
Parliamentarians recognized Quebec’s French-speaking people as a nation within a united Canada in 2006.
The Tories will roll out their plan to add more seats to the House of Commons Thursday to address swelling populations in Canadian provinces.
Democratic Reform Minister Tim Uppal is set to make an announcement on the government’s bill at a press conference in Brampton, Ont. — a city in the Greater Toronto Area where the population has ballooned over the past few years.
The Tories are moving forward with legislation to address provinces underrepresented in the House of Commons: Ontario, B.C. and Alberta. Quebec is also expected to get additional seats.
The Prime Minister’s Office would not provide any details on the bill Wednesday, but recent reports out of Ontario's legislature suggest that province could get 13 spots, while Alberta is expected to get six, B.C. is slated for five and Quebec may get two.
The NDP want to see mandatory representation for Quebec in the House. It claims 24% of the chamber should be from La Belle Province to maintain the status of the Quebecois within Canada.
Parliamentarians recognized Quebec’s French-speaking people as a nation within a united Canada in 2006.
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