Should Representation in Parliament Mirror Canada

If this happens , then the ignored group of people is never felt in the government and their problems may never be addressed . Thus to avoid this , equal representation of all the social groups is really important (Presthus 2003pp53-54

Conclusion

From the fact that social living is highly complicated with a high degree of intermingling in the way in which the society s its various social concepts , it would really prove problematic if not impossible to satisfy the needs of all the groups within Canada . It is not possible to satisfy each

and every individual within a group to be represented in parliament

From the above argument it is quite clear that professionalism overshadows mere representation . The society should feel more content with quality representation by an able legislator either from ones own group or not for as long as the representation is sufficient enough to assist in voicing the concerns of the public in general . Thus , I believe that the ability factor should be given greater consideration than proportional representation when looking for legislators for the parliamentary seats

Considering too that all the Canadian citizens are considered equal politically , then any qualified individual should be allowed to represent the needs of their constituencies . In conclusion then performance in representation is the most important thing than proportional representation

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Clarke , H . 1999 Political choice in Canada ' McGraw-Hill Ryerson pp12-23

Dyck , R . 2003 Canadian politics : critical approaches ' Nelson Canada pp4-8

McRoberts , K . 1997 Misconceiving Canada : the struggle for national unity ' Oxford University Press , USA pp36-41

Nossal , K . 2006 The politics of Canadian foreign policy ' Prentice Hall pp21-27

Panitch , L . 1999 The Canadian state : political economy and political power ' University of Toronto Press pp19-23

Presthus , R . 2003 Elite accommodation in Canadian politics ' Cambridge University Press pp53-56

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