Redistributing the House: why the fuss?

If provincial politicians make federal redistribution an issue, the redistribution bill will falter and die on Parliament's Order Paper. So too did the 2007 bill to which the government allotted only one hour of debate, an indication of the government's c

TORONTO—A government bill to increase the size of the House of Commons has once again stirred up a hornet's nest. The Bloc Québécois is upset because Quebec's share of House seats would shrink. Bloc MP Claude Debellefeuille argues, "After recognizing the Quebec nation, the gov...

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