Separatist Serendipity

Some Canadians are piqued that we allow separatists to sit in the House of Commons. Democracy, however, demands nothing less. They are elected by the people, so they have the right to sit in the people's House. Nonetheless, offering them much more representation than they deserve seems an excessive nod to democracy. It's more than generous, it's masochistic. In the 2004 general election, the Bloc Quebecois won 12 percent of the popular vote and were awarded with 17 per cent of the seats in the House -- half again what they earned. The NDP, who ran candidates across the country, won 16 per cent of the vote and were rewarded (or punished) with a smashing six per cent of the seats. Where, oh where, is proportional representation when we need it?