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Today's No Prorogue Rally went smoothly. Thumbs up to all the organizers, speakers, musicians and attendees; thumbs down to all the absentee MPs who refuse to acknowledge their constituents' displeasure.
If you take a look at pictures from today's event, it's obvious that attendees are not just political activists, university kids or grandmothers. People from all walks of life are upset about what they see happening to our democracy. There is a serious decay of democratic process in this country. No amount of hyperbole and erroneous historical examples can erase what people are starting to recognize as fascist actions by our current government.
Unfortunately, I am certain that Harper will NOT return to work on January 25: he would not be able to bring himself to eat such bitter, humble pie. From what I've seen of this man, he is incapable of saying, "Oops, my bad" sarcastically, or otherwise. Instead, he'll stick to his guns, and continue refusing answers to any question that makes him uncomfortable. To be sure, he'll be holding an election at the next moment the polls are in his favour. He is fully aware that the Liberals don't have a charismatic leader, that the NDP is weakened and that the Green Party does not yet have enough popular support to be a threat.
At this point, I fear that many people might be pacified by the Olympics. Harper is, after all, giving us bread & circuses. Bread in the way of matching funds for Haiti and circuses as in the Olympics. Please, PLEASE, do not forget your anger, dismay, indignation and disgust at what this government has done to our democratic process. This is not acceptable and should not be condoned nor forgotten.
Parliamentary reform needs to be our next step so that this manipulation of Parliament cannot happen again.
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Here are some photos and videos from the anti-prorogation rally in Ottawa.
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