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Thomas Mulcair and Brian Topp pick out the 2006 resolution to give good reason for giving Quebec more standing in Parliament as compared to other provinces, based on population.
Mulcair says this decision is made in the importance of the resolution that was presented by Prime Minister Stephen Harper and backed by a majority of MPs from all parties in 2006. Mulcair was countering the allegation from Heritage Minister James Moore that New Democrats are pandering to Quebec by being adamant that if B.C., Alberta and Ontario get more seats due to their population growth, then Quebec should get more seats to uphold its traditional clout.
Mulcair maintains that B.C.’s senior minister doesn’t appreciate Quebec’s historic role in Canada, the role that Moore voted for, has to be preserved.
The House of Commons has 308 seats right now. The Constitution secures 75 of those for Quebec (24.4% of the seats for a province with 23.2% of the national population). Even if the federal Tories advance with a strategy to add 30 seats to the Commons — 18 in Ontario, 7 in British Columbia and 5 in Alberta — Quebec will still rules with 22.2%.
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