Ottawa

How much is your vote worth?

Mike Moffatt figures some minorities are underrepresented by the current electoral map.

My question to you is: Given the other tensions the electoral system needs to consider, how much under-representation is acceptable? Is it acceptable for the vote from a “West Asian” be worth 95% of an average Canadian? 90%? 80%? 70%?  Where is the cut-off?

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