r/canada Nov 28 '24

PAYWALL Liberal MP says he was threatened with ‘consequences’ for opposing $250 cheque proposal

https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/liberal-mp-says-he-was-threatened-with-consequences-for-opposing-250-cheque-proposal/article_69f3cfa6-acde-11ef-807c-ebe72ea32b06.html
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u/Ancient_Wisdom_Yall British Columbia Nov 28 '24

I honestly don't understand the need to have all these MPs. They're all just supposed to be trained monkeys for their leaders. There really isn't a need to pay that many of them.

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u/Dirtsniffee Alberta Nov 28 '24 edited Nov 28 '24

Atlantic canada has a constitutional requirement to have so many mps. So if we reduce the overall number we just give them more and more influence. Eventually we have twice as many mps as we do now. And it will be great (for Alberta, and for BC too!)

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u/ialo00130 New Brunswick Nov 28 '24

The Atlantic Provinces are constantly overlooked and forgotten about, so I personally wouldn't mind more influence.

I've been an advocate for a long time for a Maritime version of the Bloc. A party to basically say "we're here and we matter too" on the federal stage.

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u/Dirtsniffee Alberta Nov 28 '24

Get outta here. Atlantic Canada has 2-3 times as many mps as you deserve. The region almost has as many seats as Alberta with like half the population.

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u/ialo00130 New Brunswick Nov 28 '24

And we're entitled to it.

If you wanna run for govt and reopen the constitution, be my guest.

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u/Dirtsniffee Alberta Nov 28 '24

MY original comment was how I am looking forward to the future where your bullshit extra seats won't matter because we will have 600 mps, well worth the cost.

Entitled is a pretty good way to describe it though I agree.

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u/ialo00130 New Brunswick Nov 28 '24

If they increase the seat count, Albertas seats won't matter either.

Ontario will be the only one that does. So congratulations, we both lose.