Calgary Info & Events

Calgarians Against Proroguing Parliament

Rally Date: Saturday, January 23rd
Rally Time: 1:00pm MST
Rally Location: Stephen Harper’s Riding Office [Outside]
1600 – 90th Avenue SW, Calgary


CALGARY – Calgarians Against Proroguing Parliament, a non-partisan group of concerned citizens, will be gathering to deliver a petition expressing our concerns to Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s riding office on January 23rd, 2010.

This group, consisting of citizens who have come together via social media such as Facebook, Twitter and traditional media, is concerned that the decision to prorogue Parliament is anti-democratic and sets a bad precedent for the future.  As Mr. Harper himself said while in Opposition:

“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

Historically Parliament is prorogued in one of two circumstances.  The first is upon completion of the sessions’ business, a precedent which does not apply as 36 government and many private member’s bills were still on the order paper at the time of the decision.  The second is upon a change in the governing party’s leadership, which also clearly does not apply.

To date Prime Minister Harper has failed to offer a satisfactory reason for proroguing Parliament. As a result, Calgarians Against Proroguing Parliament will be joining thousands of other Canadians to hold Prime Minister Harper accountable for this decision and demand that he and his fellow Members of Parliament return to work on January 25th.

We encourage other concerned citizens to join us on Saturday, January 23rd, sign the petition and make their concerns known.

We can be found on Facebook here.

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How to get there:

Due to limited parking availability, please try to avoid driving to the rally if possible. Bike, walk or take Calgary Transit.

Calgary Transit [From Heritage Station] Saturday January 23
Bus – 80 – Oakridge / Acadia – Direction: SB @Heritage Stn
12:25pm Depart SB @ Heritage Stn (Stop ID: 5762)
12:29pm Arrive WB 90 Av@14 St SW (Stop ID: 6431)

Parking is limited at Glenmore Landing. If lot is too crowded, nearby residential streets may have spots available.

If you are driving or need a ride, please use this Facebook Discussion to coordinate ridesharing, or the comments section here if you do not have Facebook.

Looking forward to meeting you all on January 23rd!