NDP's stance on extra seats for growing provinces anti-democratic
The NDP must think that Canadians in Alberta, Ontario and BC aren't just aren't paying attention.
That's the only explanation for their position opposing the addition of new Parliamentary seats for Alberta, BC and Ontario. These provinces have long been underrepresented in Parliament, and the rapid growth of the population of these provinces only ensures that it will get worse if it isn't addressed.
Fortunately, Democratic Reform Minister Tim Uppal is prepared to move to alleviate this issue.
"Currently, Canadians in the fastest-growing provinces are severely underrepresented," Uppal explained. "We believe that every Canadian vote, to the greatest extent possible, should carry equal weight."
David Christopherson, the NDP's Democratic Renewal critic, has vowed that the NDP will fight the re-distribution tooth and nail. And therein lies the evidence that the NDP thinks Canadians aren't paying attention.
In August, NDP interim leader Nycole Turmel even had the nerve to describe the proposed new seats as "divisive".
"The approach of the Harper government is really divisive right now. It's not constructive, it's not nation-building," Turmel insisted.
Of course any Canadian with even the remotest grip on reality know precisely what this statement is:
A lie.
It's the NDP who are trying to divide Canadians over the addition of more seats to Parliament, and it's unfortunate they don't respect Canadians enough to tell the truth about it.
It's the NDP who are looking to voters in BC, Alberta and Ontario and telling them they aren't good enough to have the same electoral weight as voters in Quebec. It's the NDP who are looking to these voters and telling them they must remain second-class citizens in Canada.
Fortunately, voters in Alberta, BC and Ontario are paying attention to this issue. And what do they see? They see the Conservative Party sanding up for their right to equal representation, and they see the NDP opposing it.
It's not a hard conclusion to reach: if you live in Ontario, BC or Alberta, the NDP is not on your side. They are against you.
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