“Political representation in Canada at present is not representative of the actual populations in each province,” it said.”
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“When Canadians go to the ballot box and cast a vote, more inequality results: the weight of their vote differs by province, with some worth more and others worth less.”
“British Columbia has one MP per 133,077, while Ontario has one per 132,645. That is well higher than Prince Edward Island (44,820), Quebec (116,816), Saskatchewan (89,351) and other Canadian provinces.”
“In the study, the Calgary-based Aristotle Foundation for Public Policy points out that Alberta currently has the lowest representation among provinces in the House, with one member of Parliament for every 135,057 citizens, when compared against 2025 population numbers.”
“The Aristotle study, called “It’s 2026, not 1867: A 21st-century review of population and representation in the House of Commons,” compared representation in both the federal chambers over the last 50 years, and found that under-representation in Ontario, Alberta and B.C. has remained constant.”
“Gordon Campbell, who wrote the report’s foreword, said that Canada has gradually drifted away from its “one person, one vote” ideals.”
“While the country has made major democratic strides since confederation, like granting women the right to vote, Campbell said the weighting of voting power has become skewed away from a few select provinces, undermining the democratic process.”
“That founding principle of democracy has been severely eroded in Canada today,” he wrote. “Different citizens in different parts of the country have different rights — whether they are indigenous or non-indigenous, or are considered ‘privileged’ or ‘oppressed.’”