Christopher and Shilo give their thoughts...

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Christopher White, the graduate student who created Canadians Against Proroguing Parliament (CAPP), published an essay on rabble earlier this week. Here's an excerpt:

This prorogation is far more than a matter of parliamentary procedure, it is emblematic of an institution that has turned its back on its people. We can stand outside and rage against the machine for as long as we like, or we can work together and take it apart, brick by brick and rebuild it anew. The upcoming rallies are not the culmination of our efforts, they are the beginning. Let's start with prorogation and use our inevitable success to push for greater reforms, ones that ensure that our government is accountable, transparent, and responsive to the demands of the electorate. As in, you know, do what it's there

Shilo Davis, an early CAPP member who took on the hard job of coordinating tomorrow's rallies, published her thoughts in today's National Post.

We don’t pretend that 200,000 people will take to the streets on Saturday. That’s not the point. Three weeks ago, Mr. Harper calculated that proroguing Parliament would be less politically costly than allowing MPs to hold the government accountable for its actions — specifically, to continue investigating the Afghan detainee issue. We’re out to prove him wrong, and dramatically increase the political cost of disrespecting democracy.