Canadians On Facebook Lash Out Against Parliament For Winter Olympic Break

Canadians are trying to stand up against the Canadian Prime Minister’s decision to prorogue (suspend) parliament until after the Vancouver Winter Olympics. Close to 45,000 Canadians have joined a group protesting the prorogue, with close to 20,000 joining in the past 8 hours. Interestingly enough, there are more people who are against the prorogue than there are fans of Stephen Harper, Canada’s Prime Minister.

I have to be honest. I didn’t know what the word “prorogue” meant before reading about it, but it highlights how Facebook continues to be used as a platform for political expression, something I highlighted in our annual