Opinion: Riding sizes in House of Commons should reflect current population realities

“Canada in 2026 is obviously not the Canada of 1867. At Confederation, Canada’s population was nearing 3.5 million. As of 2026, it’s almost 42 million. In 1867, there was no Alberta, no Manitoba, no Saskatchewan, and 80 per cent of Canadians lived in rural areas. Today more than 80 per cent live in cities. In 1867, women could not vote. Today they comprise more than half the electorate . In the 19th century, the rights of some Canadians — Indigenous, Jewish, East Asian — were restricted. After the Second World War in particular, the institutional brick walls of discrimination were torn down. Read More

Summary generated from the RSS feed of National Post. All article rights belong to the original publisher. Click through to read the full piece on nationalpost.com.