TORONTO_ More than 20,000 people have joined an anti-prorogation group on Facebook following Prime Minister Stephen Harper's decision to suspend Parliament for two months.
Published reports say the site was created by Christopher White, a University of Alberta student upset by Harper's decision to suspend Parliament until after the Vancouver Winter Olympics.
The site is called Canadians Against Proroguing Parliament. It is urging people to contact their MPs to get back to work.
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Apparently, it's now over 24,000 and growing.
Yesterday it was at 15,000. This morning 26,000 & growing rapidly at about 1,000 an hr. since earlier today. And that latest poll was taken before Harper actually prorogued & right in the middle of the Holiday. Let's see what the stats are in the next poll now that people are paying more attention to what's happened.
Mr. Dion and MPs Gerard Kennedy, Martha Hall-Findlay, Maurizio Bevilacqua, Joe Volpe and Hedy Fry were all given extensions that expired on New Year’s Eve.
“Due to a difficult fundraising environment, including a recession, a general election and constant election speculation, some of the campaigns have indicated they will require more time to repay their debt,” wrote Liberal director of communications Daniel Lauzon in an email.
As Mr. Mayrand is not allowed to grant further extensions, the candidates are left in a difficult position. If they can raise the money, they must now get permission from a judge to pay off their loans. Otherwise, the outstanding debts will be treated as campaign contributions under the law.
Because most of the loans were in five or six figures, the amounts that are converted to “deemed contributions” could be in violation of the Canada Elections Act, which caps donations at $1,100 per contributor per campaign.
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=2405659
The prorogation of Parliament clearly sends a signal to all Canadians that elected officials are not crucial in the governing of this great country we call Canada. The unelected officials behind the parliamentary curtain are still diligently working to keep law and order and, of course, the status quo. The status quo, of course, if that Harper still keeps his illusionary power and control as the 'most important' and 'most powerful' human in Canada, an ego trip that cannot be easily paralled in an open and honest society.
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