Wonkblog out of London, Ont, is one commentator sensitive to the danger in the ejection of Garth Turner from his caucus. “Forces us to question the role of party loyalty relative to an MP's obligation to speak on behalf of constituents,” he says.
Wonkblog is a proportional representation activist. And in PR systems, MPs don’t really have constituents to speak for. When they are appointed by the party bosses, they will represent the party and be accountable solely to it. So there are some complications here. Still, anyone concerned about the problem of parliamentary representation is asking the right questions and may yet help us come to fresh answers.
