Who are these people who govern us? – Pivot

In an attempt to answer this question, Pivot has identified the professional origins of all elected officials in the recent federal elections, a portrait of a diverse group of men and women who are far from constituting a representative sample of the country's population. The group best represented in the House of Commons is the business community, with 81 of the 343 seats in the assembly (23%). All parties, except the Greens, have business peop…