Comments on: Michael Ignatieff’s Prorogation Vacation

By: Emmi Bances

Emmi Bances — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 06:36:00 +0000

Amazing vacations videos….i loved both

Caribbean vacations

By: Travel Trailers

Travel Trailers — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:50:41 +0000

ok so it is such a complicated matter for a vacation…

By: Travel Trailers

Travel Trailers — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:50:41 +0000

ok so it is such a complicated matter for a vacation…

By: John

John — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 05:26:22 +0000

by the way, the facebook group is now at 136,000. so there's over 10,000 more people in it than your old anti-coalition group. looks like it represents a genuine– and growing– grassroots movement against Harper's arrogance and laziness.

By: Brian Harding

Brian Harding — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 16:09:51 +0000

Stephen-

We at the Canadians Against the Prorogue of Parliament facebook group have now exceeded the numbers seen in the NDP/Liberal coalition page. Further, last night the first rally organization meetings were hosted in Ottawa (~70 in attendance, as well as media and one member of Parliament) and Toronto (~150 in attendance, including a reporter from CBC). Approximately 30 cities are currently planning protests for Saturday the 23rd of January. The Liberals have pledged to return to Ottawa to resume work on January 25th.

In the four days since this blog post, we have defied expectations and have began to transfer the Facebook activism into real life meatworld action.

As a Canadian who voted Conservative in 2006 and again in 2008, I would also contest that we have successfully crossed partisan lines and have brought out Canadians from the center and center right. This is not simply a left wing uprising against Harper; Harper is incidental to the abuse of prorogue that he committed. We are Canadians who - recognizing the inherent democratic strength and legitimacy of Canad'as system - are nonetheless committed to challenging actions that fly in the face of conventional legitimate uses of parliamentary process.

By: Oemissions

Oemissions — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 07:30:15 +0000

Last year many Canadians were riled up thanks to Harper and co. mis informing them about parliamentary legitimate procedure and shouting those dirty words” 'separatists' and socialists'
This year they are hopefully better informed.

By: m123T

m123T — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 06:37:35 +0000

Anyone can say they voted for whatever or whoever. As for political scientists, I put as much faith in their stmts as I do in reports of the so called settled science re climategate.
Perhaps the cbc and this fb farce will force Iggy to vote for an election. If that happens will all those signing in to fb protest the proroguation since a liberal will have caused it. MPs are not on holiday, they are working in their ridings, at least conservatives are. Iggy and Layton and Goodale did go on a holiday out of the country.
Be careful what you wish for. Iffy will never lead a majority govt, and Canadians will not vote for a coalition.

By: Oemissions

Oemissions — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 06:12:56 +0000

Andrew Coyne of MacLean' and on” At Issue”/CBC makes the point that yes, a government can prorogue, but if it is done to duck out of some hot issues that are on the table,then it is morally and ethically wrong.

By: Oemissions

Oemissions — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 06:05:14 +0000

Check through the comments, many Conservative voters have joined this group on Facebook.
Canadian
Political Scientists have a statement saying this proroguing shows that someone representing the views of only 35% of Canadians can be PM and what is being shown is that Canada is in MAJOR need of electoral reform.

By: Oemissions

Oemissions — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 06:00:12 +0000

A long time ago Dylan fan, I still like to quote him: “Don't follow leaders
Watch those parking meters”