The front-page news in this paper yesterday was the pending announcement of an increase in the size of the House of Commons of 30 seats or so. Such an increase is made necessary by the flourishing of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

All Torontonians have a right to expect an equal hearing on city concerns, but people in some wards have much easier access to their local councillor than others. That’s because huge population ...

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 ...