BULLETIN: Canadians Against Proroguing Parliament group on Facebook passes 200,000 members as rallies planned for January 23

The Canadians Against Proroguing Parliament (CAPP) group on Facebook just passed 200,000 as it prepares  to hold anti-prorogation rallies in communities across Canada on Saturday January 23.

The 200,000 mark was reached at    7:34   p.m Eastern Time


Established by Christopher White, a University of Alberta graduate student, over the past two weeks, the CAPP group has  become the virtual town hall for Canadians from all parts of the country opposed to the decision by Stephen Harper, the prime minister, to prorogue the Canadian Parliament until March 3. It was to resume on January 25.

Just before the mark was reached Mr  White posted: "Seriously...I never would have thought I could get emotional about facebook numbers."

On January 5, when I first starting writing about the group, it had 26,000 members.

Rallies have been scheduled for at least 40 communities across Canada, but the number changes quickly. For information on a rally near you go to http://noprorogue.ca/ for information.

Here are some comments as members waited for the 200,000 mark to be reached:

"Let's go chattering class!!!! 200 000 chatter chatter chatter -- get back to work MPs!"

Allez Canada OUI NOUS POUVONS !

Come on Canada. YES WE CAN!"

"Canadians are wide awake now "

 Un petit verre de blanc dans la main!"

And here is a quote from Stephen Harper:

"When a government starts trying to cancel dissent or avoid dissent is frankly when it's rapidly losing its moral authority to govern." - Stephen Harper Canadian Press, April 18, 2005
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