Re: (ReacTor) Five Futures Where the US Ended Not With a Bang But a Whimper

The Horny Goat wrote:

On Fri, 18 Jul 2025 18:00:55 -0400, William Hyde
<wthyde1953@gmail.com> wrote:
 

Bottom line is that if BC and AB had the same number of average voters
per federal seat that Quebec has BC would have 5 more seats and AB 4.

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And they should.  I fully support that.
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I notice, though, that you do not mention Ontario, which is every bit as
underrepresented as Alberta or BC, nor Saskatchewan or Manitoba, both
significantly over-represented.
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If we were to go over to a truly fair system, BC, AB and Ont would gain
seats, Quebec would stay about the same, and everyone else would lose.
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Yet you focus, again and again, on Quebec, which has slightly more
people per MP than the national average (107k vs 108, vs 116 for Ont and
BC).
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Meanwhile "equalization" means Alberta sends billions to Quebec every
year in oil revenues while Quebec leaves their coal

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Quebec coal?  I used to own stock in a Quebec oil company, but I've not
heard of its coal reserves.

 Hydro of course is their big thing which is something they have in
common with BC.

I'd still like to know about Quebec's huge coal reserves.
Is this a common talking point?
I'm pretty sure they are not real, but I am prepared to be educated on this.  After all, nobody believes me at first when I say that I invested in a Quebec oil company, but it is true.
William Hyde