Distribution centre supervisor Philippe Ouellette arranges a map on the Elections Canada distribution centre in Ottawa on Thursday, Aug 29, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
OTTAWA --
The federal authorities is making ready to take motion to make sure that Quebec doesn't lose a seat when Canada's electoral map is redrawn.
Jean-Sebastien Comeau, press secretary to Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc, says the federal government rejects any situation the place Quebec loses a seat and is engaged on a method to make sure that doesn't occur.
His remarks observe the passing this week of a Commons movement tabled by the Bloc Quebecois rejecting a proposal to redistribute parliamentary seats in a method meaning Quebec loses an MP.
Canada's chief electoral officer calculated the proposed redistribution of seats final 12 months primarily based on a mathematical mannequin utilized to inhabitants.
Quebec's 78 MPs can be diminished to 77 -- the primary time since 1966 that a province would lose a seat throughout redistribution -- whereas the general variety of seats within the Home of Commons would enhance by 4.
The Bloc Quebecois says the proposal fails to acknowledge Quebec's official standing as a nation and would scale back the ability of Quebecers in Parliament.
This report by The Canadian Press was first printed March 4, 2022.
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