Western Canadians also have concerns about their representation in Parliament. The number of Senate seats in the western provinces raises very legitimate concerns. At times, this country must be able to have a genuine discussion to determine where it's been and where it's going.
The question of political weight for both Quebec and the maritime provinces in Canada's Parliament cannot be examined in isolation, in terms of the electoral map. Representation can be improved for everyone by strengthening their seats in the Senate and the House of Commons.
Dealing with the issue by freezing the number of seats and increasing the overall number of seats is a clever way to avoid a real debate, which we won't always be able to ignore. We won't always be able to put off considering the west's concerns or Quebec's concerns about the decline in political weight, which has been ongoing since 1867. They are legitimate concerns and must be the subject of a real debate, one that can't be continually swept under the rug.