Thank you, Madam Chair, and through you to Mr. Sutherland, former clerk-at-the-table of the House of Commons David Gussow submitted testimony to this committee. He talked about the challenge of dealing with increased disproportionality. He wrote, “The current bill will increase that disproportionality from 44 to 46 seats for three of the provinces. For proportionality Alberta should have 8 more seats...British Columbia should have 10 more seats...and Ontario should have 28 more seats...for a total of 46 seats.”
Based on the commentary I've already heard from the minister, I acknowledge the challenging position any government is in dealing with changes to the representation in the House of Commons and avoiding a constitutional amendment.
What type of advice did the Privy Council Office provide the government in respect of the structural under-representation of the three provinces referenced?