I don't understand how giving a few neighborhood blocks in Vancouver their own MLA adds to democracy in BC. IMO it is a step backwards to tyrany of the majority. We needs some kind of balancing mechanism in BC if anything to balance the rule of the Vancouver majority over the less populated regions of the province.

I think it is time for a BC Triple E senate to represent regional interest where the tax dollars are coming from, or at minimum a whole new class of MLA's that are equal to each region and together have a regional veto ability on any legislation that deals with regional issues or issues that impact regions.

Short of that I would say it is almost time for Northern BC to go it independent as its own province funding its own infrastructure needs bringing democracy back to rural Northern BC.

We have the tax base, the population base, and we have the right to a democracy that means something, so I would say that is our future especially when Vancouver grows to 5 million people over the next ten years and Northern BC is under 400,000. We will be represented no more than a couple of small Vancouver neighborhoods and the majority will have never visited this part of the province much less have empathy for our issues.

Time Will Tell

I f we can afford 6 new MLA's in Vancouver than we can afford 6 new Senators from each region of the province insteed IMO.