Wolfville, NS Info & Events
Citizens Concerned About the Prorogation of Parliament
Come and SPEAK OUT for DEMOCRACY in a moderated open discussion. Feel free to bring appropriate signs or placards for photos.
Saturday, Jan 23 at 1PM. at the Saint John’s Anglican Hall, Main Street, Wolfville, NS
Contacts: Janet Eaton, 542 1631, Michaele Kustudic, 542 3462
“If you aren’t outraged, you aren’t paying attention” – the Raging Grannies
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I will try to be there on Saturday. I feel that this dictator has to be stopped. I’m 67 years old, not some young loon and this is the worst I’ve seen. The war measures act was required because of the FLQ, but this is not necessary.
Harper has disrupted Parliment since he arrived in Ottawa, what with his own party’s book on how to disrupt committee meetings, negative ads, character assinations of upstanding people who hold a contrary opinion. This proroquing is the final straw, as far as I’m concerned. What would our country be like with the CRAP having a majority? I shudder to think.
Citizen’s Concerned about Prorogation of Parliament, January 23, 2010 Wolfville Report Janet M Eaton, jmeaton@ns.sympatico.ca
Nearly 100 citizens of Wolfville and immediate area gathered inside a community hall to express their concerns about the Harper government’s prorogation of Parliament. Billed as a public discussion and ‘speak out for democracy’ the session was designed to allow all citizens, sitting in a circle format, to express their concerns and to offer suggestions. The discussion was guided by an experienced facilitator who limited each speaker to 3 minutes and gave everyone equal opportunity, including our Member of Parliament.
The local Raging Grannies performed three songs about Harper’s prorogation of Parliament at intervals during session. “Just Us! Coffee Roasters Co-op” kindly donated fair trade coffee.
It was clear that citizens had come prepared to talk not only about immediate solutions but also long term ones. All recommendations were flip charted to be compiled for possible follow up.
After two and one half hours the group decided it would meet again as a kind of ‘citizens’ assembly, possibly every two weeks until the next election at least. Saturday, February 6th, at 1:00 p.m was chosen for the next meeting hopefully at Acadia University to attract more students. Those who gave their e-mail addresses will receive a copy of the flip chart recommendations.
Wolfville was one of approximately 60 communities across Canada where citizens gathered to protest Stephen Harper’s decision to prorogue parliament for the second time in a little more than a year. More than 200,000 people have joined the Facebook site which helped organize Saturday’s protests.