Bloc Québécois has most to lose from Quebec’s shrinking seat count, says Béland

Both the Bloc and the NDP plan to fight it, but Quebec losing a seat is just the start of a bigger trend. 'Overall, the weight of the province [in Parliament] is declining.'

Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet's Bloc Québécois holds 32 of the 78 seats currently allotted to Quebec in the House of Commons, mostly in suburban or rural areas.The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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BY PETER MAZEREEUW

October 25, 2021

The removal of one of Quebec's seats in the House of Commons beginning in 2024 will most likely hurt the Bloc Québécois or the Conservative Party in the long term, while the Liberals, who hold the most seats in the province, are less likely to feel any pain in the e...

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