C'mon M what would you rather have people do…stay at home and suck their thumbs? If this rally/facebook deal had been pro Harper he'd have been saying the people have spoken. And the people on this thread denouncing it would be singing its praises. First steps. It moved the polls. Perhaps our reps can take it from here?

I did a head count of about 130 – 150 at Oshawa. I heard from someone who attended both Durham events that Whitby had more as well, but the media in Oshawa is reporting a somewhat more conservative estimate. Give or take 50-100 on the national totals, and we're still looking at something pretty incredible.

I wonder if you showed up when Bob Rae prorogued the Ontario Legislature for a far longer period, though for strictly self-interested reasons? Did you have your say then, or did you even know about the event? Oh..that's right, the Canadian media didn't CREATE A STORY where none existed. In fact, Harper has prorogured the house far less than his detractors, yet apparently, only a CONSERVATIVE politician draws the attention of the media hordes.
That's a double standard LGarvin. You have had your say…good for you, I respect that. What I would respect more would be for those at the rally who were not members of some left-wing group, would be to show up when other politicians did the exact same thing for less reason.
Lastly, if you were at the rally you no doubt saw some anti-semitic signs and other causes being mentioned that had nothing to do with prorogation.

The Gazette reported 300 for Montreal, and other media sources reported 400. Even Ian Capstick's twitter-derived estimates (which are quite high in some cases) place the figure at 500. It's pretty obvious that any estimate that goes as high as 1,000 is wildly inaccurate.

It's a well known fact that rally organizers aren't the most reliable gauge of rally attendance. I'll stick to objective media reports, thanks.

Are you CR, or are you paid political advertising?

Nothing critical about your reasoning lately.

Why don't you start a "pro-Harper" Facebook group and show all of us how your "average Canadian" will gladly sign up.?

How much do they pay you to spout this CRAP ?

I mean, seriously — nobody I know buys this "ca ca" any more (including my CON blood brother who regrets ever casting a vote their way — and I thought he was unimpeachable).

I am beginning to think of the party you seem to support as the POS party of Canada.

Everyone avoids it because it smells bad and soils your shoes.