The NDP is standing by its demand that Quebec receive 24.35% of seats in the House of Commons.
The NDP is standing by its demand that Quebec receive 24.35% of seats in the House of Commons.
The Harper government’s legislation gives Quebec 78 of 338 seats, or 23.1%. To get to the NDP’s preferred percentage, another six seats would have to be added to Quebec’s total. That would get the province 84 of 344 seats, or 24.41%.