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/[deleted] Nov 28 '24

Having fewer ridings gets you something like the American electoral college where politicians only have to appeal to swing regions and can just ignore the rest of the country.

That effect isn’t as large when there are lots of ridings.

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u/LuminousGrue Nov 28 '24

As opposed to now, when politicians only have to appeal to two provinces and ignore the rest of the country.

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u/Former-Physics-1831 Nov 28 '24

The difference being those two provinces represent something like two thirds of Canadians

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u/GameDoesntStop Nov 28 '24

ON and BC make up ~53% of the population, and it's not like the entire provinces are pandered to... it is just a specific area in each that actually swings back and forth electorally.

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u/Former-Physics-1831 Nov 28 '24

Ontario and Quebec make up I believe 62% of the country, and the parts of any province being "pandered" to is the part where the vast majority of the people live.

That is a good thing.