Economic and Fiscal Statement  Mr. Speaker, the member from Scarborough has done a really good job of demonstrating that the Conservatives and the Prime Minister have been ruling as though they had a majority when they do not. I would like to add that if we had proportional representation, as 97

Questions on the Order Paper   in ridership with extension to Thunder Bay; (d) what is the total cost of current Via Rail operations in the region; (e) what is the total revenue from the region; (f) what capital assets are owned in the region; and (g) what is the proportion of freight traffic to passenger traffic

Business of Supply   about 28,000 votes on average, for a Conservative about 36,000, for a Liberal 47,000, for an NDPer 67,000 and for the Green Party zero votes for a million. Will the Liberals be supporting proportional representation by party?

Democratic Reform  Mr. Speaker, I am dismayed and embarrassed by MPs heckling and catcalling here in the House. Canadians do not like it. It does not have to be this way. Members should listen. In Scandinavia I have observed firsthand the way in which proportional representation leads

Fair Representation Act  Mr. Speaker, I am not necessarily opposed to fixing proportionality by population or geography. That is all right, but what I am really interested in, and we should all be really interested in, is proportional representation by party, whereas if the purple party gets 20

Fair Representation Act   the way received 39% of the vote, has over 55% of the seats and pretty much 100% of the power. Could the member tell me if the Liberal Party is ready to discuss getting behind true proportional representation based on parties?

Fair Representation Act   that really matters, which is proportional representation based on parties. There are about 100 democracies in the world, but only five of them, all British colonies, including Zimbabwe, have our antiquated first past the post system. The Liberals have resisted proportional representation

Senate Reform Act   constitutional amendments. I am talking about reforming the way this chamber, and potentially that chamber, is elected. A system of electing either of our chambers by proportional representation would finally make every vote count. There would be no more wasted votes, no more pitting one

Proportional Representation  Mr. Speaker, in 2011 most voters did not get what they voted for. Whether they favoured Greens, NDP or Liberals, they often received a Conservative MP due to our undemocratic voting system. Most of the world's democracies have some kind of proportional representation. If we

Democratic Reform  Mr. Speaker, the member for Papineau has pushed the alternative vote, a preferential ballot that is not proportional to the popular vote, would not see more women or minorities elected, and does not ensure every vote counts. I congratulate the member on his election. Instead

Privilege   majority, where the difference between 100% of the power and none of the power can come down to a single seat or two. The vast majority of the world's democracies have some version of proportional representation, which means that if a party gets 39% of the national vote, it gets 39

Democratic Reform   with less than 40% of the vote. Will the minister fix the real electoral problem and make our electoral system more proportional?

Democratic Reform  Mr. Speaker, on March 25, I asked during question period whether the minister would fix the real electoral problem and make our electoral system more proportional. The answer I received at the time was completely irrelevant to the question that I posed. I hope the parliamentary

Democratic Reform  Mr. Speaker, unfortunately, the hon. member is in error about the position of the NDP on this issue. It has always been in favour of proportional representation and still is. Bill C-23 will be back before the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs late tonight

Democratic Reform  , including more proportional voting. It is time that every vote counted equally.