Liberals Oppose
Giving B.C. Fair Representation in Parliament
November 22.2007Members'
Statement
video
Mr. James Moore (Port
Moody—Westwood-Port Coquitlam, CPC):
Mr. Speaker, in the last election we promised to
give British Columbia more seats, its fair share
of seats, in the House of Commons. We have kept
our promise and tabled legislation to give B.C.
seven more seats in Parliament.
Equal representation is good for Canada. Premier
Campbell said it best, “This is a non-partisan
measure that strengthens our democracy. This
legislation recognizes B.C.'s growing population
and the increasingly important role of the west
in the federation's future”.
The Liberals are opposing this bill. This is not
surprising. The Liberals voted against the
gateway funding. They voted against B.C.'s
forest industry by opposing the softwood lumber
agreement. They voted against dredging on the
Fraser River and a number of other B.C. issues.
By opposing British Columbia's fair share of
seats in Parliament, the Liberal MPs from
British Columbia are ignoring their
responsibility to defend the province's future
and its equal say in Canada's future.
Shame on them for ignoring their constituents.
Shame on them for turning their backs on the
future of British Columbia.
