Examining the complex process behind the federal electoral map, with a particular focus on Quebec, this book explains how each province and territory is allocated its seats in the House of Commons and how electoral boundaries are redrawn every ten years by independent commissions.Quebec's former electoral redistribution commissioner Louis Massicotte brings his expertise in constitutional law and political science to explore the full redistribution process. Chapters detail the entire procedure: the development of a proposal, the subsequent public hearings, the commission's report, and the handling of objections from Members of Parliament. This book offers rigorous academic analysis and practical insight that scholars, legal experts, and political scientists will find invaluable – and is the essential French companion volume to James Bowden's Where to Draw the Line: Readjusting Federal Electoral Boundaries in Canada, together forming a bilingual exploration of electoral democracy in Canada.
