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| Keywords: beverley mclachlin beverleymclachlin chief justice of the supreme court of canada chiefjusticeofthesupremecourtofcanada quotation representative democracy representativedemocracy 1991 canada attorney general of saskatchewan v. roger carter attorneygeneralofsaskatchewanvrogercarter decision senate hansard effective representation effectiverepresentation text document “What are the conditions of effective representation? The first is relative parity of voting power. A system which dilutes one citizen’s vote unduly as compared with another citizen’s voice runs the risk of providing inadequate representation to the citizen whose voice is diluted. The legislative power of the citizen whose voice is diluted will be reduced, as may be access to and assistance from his or her representative. The result will be an uneven and unfair representation.” — Beverley McLachlin (1991) the current Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada quoted from Attorney General of Saskatchewan v. Roger Carter in Debates of the Senate (Hansard) “What are the conditions of effective representation? The first is relative parity of voting power. A system which dilutes one citizen’s vote unduly as compared with another citizen’s voice runs the risk of providing inadequate representation to the citizen whose voice is diluted. The legislative power of the citizen whose voice is diluted will be reduced, as may be access to and assistance from his or her representative. The result will be an uneven and unfair representation.” — Beverley McLachlin (1991) the current Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada quoted from Attorney General of Saskatchewan v. Roger Carter in Debates of the Senate (Hansard) | ||||
