Aha

So... underrepresentation in Parliament becomes a problem when it's Ontario's problem, but not a goddamned minute before!

Let's be clear: ideally, it'd be total rep-by-pop. I understand there are practical considerations - is it really practical to have one MP for every single inch of the territories? - and the Constitutional considerations about no province losing seats.

Still, there's something patently unfair in that BC's capital region, Victoria, has about 2.5 times the population of Prince Edward Island, but only 75% of the seats. Or how PEI has the same population as West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast, but four times the seats. BC's been underrepresented for years, no matter how you slice it. Whatever my personal convictions, that fact means I can only feel so sympathetic.