If nothing else to credit our Prime Minister for, he should be thanked for teaching so many more voters the meaning of the word 'prorogation'. I suspect most Canadians now know the meaning of this word.
While I have had some reservations about the January 23 demonstrations I did decide to join (or maybe rejoin) the large Facebook Group. I did that as online social networking activism is the way to go in the future. I put up an entry on their discussion board about last winter's campaign here in Ottawa against some sexist and offensive ads on billboards and buses announcing the arrival of a new Ottawa radio station.
More recently I participated in a campaign organized by a group resisting any attempts to reduce a 'woman's right to choose'. The origin of the campaign was a Pro-Choice group on facebook.
I applaud those who are using applications such as facebook and twitter to 'get the word' out.
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Thanks Dave! I think there are some silly just for fun facebook groups, i.e. Canadians Against Harper's Hair (funny but useless). But there are good facebook groups too, like the Anti-Prorogue group. But this is the same as any medium - some are serious, some are not. Good for you for supporting groups that pertain to you directly, and supporting those who just need support from Canadians (ie. gyne cancer women)
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