Provincial Legislative Assemblies in Canada
Ontario, Newfoundland & Labrador, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and PEI are all headed for elections this fall (yes, five provinces). I wanted to see how different provinces in Canada choose to organize their legislative assemblies :-Province MPP/MNA/MLAs Population MPP / popOntario 107 13,167,894 123,064Quebec 125 7,886,108 63,089British Columbia 85 4,510,858 53,069Alberta 83 3,724,832 44,877Manitoba 57 1,232,654 21,626Nova Scotia 52 946,000 18,192Saskatchewan 58 1,041,729 17,961New...
Read MoreWhy I called Layton’s death a great loss for our country
I posted a message on my facebook page about Layton’s untimely death, calling it a great loss for the country. Someone asked “why?” In this modern era of politics based on personal attacks, many people judge politicians without knowing anything about them. Most people don’t know that Jack Layton was a doctor of political science (aka, PhD) and a former professor at the Ryerson University. Or that Layton was the former president of FCM (Federation of Canadian Municipalities) and relentlessly fought for property taxpayers. Or that Layton asked his party workers to not call...
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