If you look into the history of the Confederation of Canada, smaller provinces did have these concerns https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_Prince_Edward_I

If you look into the history of the Confederation of Canada, smaller provinces did have these concerns https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_Prince_Edward_Island#Overview_of_federal_politics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_Prince_Edward_Isla... "Under the Canadian Constitution, Prince Edward Island is entitled to four seats in the Senate of Canada, and a corresponding minimum of four seats in the House of Commons of Canada. This results in PEI being considerably overrepresented in the current House, as six of Canada's ten provinces are to varying degrees." 6 out of 10 Canadian provinces are over-represented, like Wyoming, Rhode Island or Alaska