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Election Reform

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12. Gerrymandering in Canada

Fri Sep 8, 2017, 12:02 AM

Sep 2017

Gerrymandering has been so uncommon in Canada since the early 60s that I doubt that most Canadians who don't follow US politics even know what the word means.

More info on how Canada handled the problem is at this link https://www.vox.com/2014/4/15/5604284/us-elections-are-rigged-but-canada-knows-how-to-fix-them

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Prominent Republicans Urge Supreme Court to End Gerrymandering [View all] Eugene Sep 2017 OP

Wow ! Now let's hope their efforts are fruitful.. vkkv Sep 2017 #1

What democratic process? bucolic_frolic Sep 2017 #2

Thank you Eugene saidsimplesimon Sep 2017 #3

Wow! Good for them. TryLogic Sep 2017 #4

Bingo! SergeStorms Sep 2017 #8

Bingo is right! WinstonSmith4740 Sep 2017 #14

Good Hekate Sep 2017 #7

Don't just end gerrymandering. Undo it! Beartracks Sep 2017 #10

Gerrymandering in Canada mahigan Sep 2017 #12

The GOP.... SergeStorms Sep 2017 #13

Welcome to DU, mahigan! calimary Sep 2017 #15

Actually, I've been here for years mahigan Sep 2017 #17

Many of the blue states, however NewJeffCT Sep 2017 #18