Show It seems that nearly all the gain of people in the Dominion during the last ten years was in British Columbia and Manitoba In British Columbia the population Increased 9SC per cent and in Manitoba 613 per cent The Immigration Immi-gration policy of the government has drawn people to Manitoba The increased i in-creased number of mines found have drawn them to British Columbia But in English Canada Ontario and New Brunswick the population is almost stationary French Canada has been growing very fasL The Province of Quebec gained S9 per cent or four times as fast as the other Eastern provinces This will result probably in increasing the representation of Que bec In Parliament or rather Parlament ra her reducing the representation oC other provinces Under the new apportionment It aeems likely that Ontario will lose five mem hers while British Columbia and Mani toba will gain three each That will wi give the Commoners 1211 21 or two less than formerly |