Canadians Against Proroguing Parliament
The Internet generation comes to Ottawa
According to Christopher White, creator of that Facebook group, he’s been invited to take part alongside professors Peter Russell and Errol Mendes in a Liberal roundtable next month about civic engagement and democracy.
The Internet generation learns to protest
At the prorogation protest on Parliament Hill a couple weeks back, someone held a sign that read “I Can Haz Democracy?” Now this.
Mitchel Raphael on the defiant fisheries minister and Helena Guergis’s bull’s eye shot
This weeks gossip from capital hill
‘There is one consequence that will stand out’
Those pesky kids at Canadians Against Proroguing Parliament are apparently starting to think rather serious thoughts.
It’s all Andrew’s fault
Christopher White, founder of that Facebook group, talks to the Tyee.
Will the prorogation of Parliament set off a populist revolt?
The people speak
The tally
With 51 precincts reporting specific estimates—restricting the count to media-reported figures and, where available, police counts—it’s possible to account for approximately 21,000 anti-prorogation protestors at yesterday’s rallies.
Toronto Proroguing Protest: polar bears and Spartans
The Canadians Against Proroguing Parliament Toronto protest saw thousands gather in Dundas Square. Below, Toronto Liberal MP Rob Oliphant is with the Spartans.
The Mendoza Line
For those looking to somehow quantify whatever happens on Saturday…
Popular sentiment and constitutional convention
While Michael Ignatieff sends an open letter to Canadian Against Proroguing Parliament, David Eaves reviews a loose survey of the group’s demographics, attitudes and intent. In an essay for The Mark, Michael Marin speculates on the group’s potential to impose unwritten order on Parliamentary democracy.
The Facebook Index (II)
For those of you still keeping score at home…
The Facebook Index
Canadians Against Proroguing Parliament more popular than all five federal political leaders