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by frosted-flakes 2410 days ago
Why do you think Canada is undemocratic? Do you really think that Nunavut's riding should be larger, so that the number of people per district are more even? I think that would be even less democratic, because suddenly Nunavut gets even less representation, and I don't think they get enough as it is.

Geography matters.

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You might argue that a political system that takes into account geography is fairer or better in some other way, but it’s not more democratic. Democracy literally means rule by people, not acres (or hectares in this case).