Seats in the House of Commons were originally supposed to be divided up according to representation by population. It’s right there in the original British North America Act – you know, that thing ...

Peter Van Loan, the Government House Leader and Minister for Democratic Reform, represents the Ontario riding of York-Simcoe. Mr. Van Loan practised law before winning his seat. He'll need all his ...

Harper has reversed course and has now agreed to give Ontario 21 new Commons seats, up from the 11 the promised last year. Ontario’s alpha-male premier is taking credit: “He made the traditional ...

When introducing the government's new Fair Representation Act recently, Minister of Democratic Reform Tim Uppal declared that it "moves every single province towards the principle of representation by ...

In the spirit of fair play and democracy at the Olympic Games, I propose a new form of medal standings that takes into account representation by population. I mean, it’s hardly fair to judge the athl ...

Unfortunately you've used all of your gifts this month. Your counter will reset on the first day of next month. The Conservative government in Ottawa is making its second attempt to bring the House of ...

With depressing predictability, a majority of Durham Region councillors followed their self-interests last week and voted against a review of the structure of council, which has not kept pace with the ...