By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 00:59:32 +0000

It’s important to note that the folks at Samara were deliberately ambiguous about what “best” is supposed to mean; they came right out and said that it’s “as you determine it to be.” I guess the same goes for the meaning of “worst” as well, to the extent that anyone disagrees with the results – as people have here, and as people were bound to do.

Kate, if you’re still following, can you think of a moment you’d consider a better one?

The rallies were frustrating for many of the people involved, I’m sure. But I think it’s important to note that the effect of a rally often extends beyond the intended action. They may not have stopped the second annual prorogation – and to be blunt, how often does a protest actually achieve the thing it explicitly sets out to do, assuming anyone’s even articulated a specific goal?

What the rallies did do, I like to think, was illustrate that there was a large portion of the population that had quickly gotten sick of Harper’s… I wish I had a better word than antics, but there you go. And I do think that plenty of people on the hill took notice of that, cynically or otherwise.

By: lexomatic

lexomatic — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 21:29:04 +0000

I almost feel like the g20 could be best/worst.
there’s so much to choose from for the worst of 2010 though

By: kate

kate — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 18:39:59 +0000

So, the best moment in Canadian democracy last year was a protest that had no impact whatsoever on what our government did?
fabulous.

i was there, we where peaceful, we sang songs, we got on the CBC.

we where totally ignored.

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