| Haha 300 people. That'll send a message.
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| For a country of 30m people? Yes it will, we generally don't have large protests, or turnouts in Canada(other people make them so). It doesn't necessarily take huge numbers of people to get things done, or make an impact on public policy. An example, getting several TV stations passed by the CRTC on to cable/satellite; it took all of 250 people knowing what they were doing. To get CTV NewsNet's licensing changed to allow different broadcast segments in the 30/60 min block segments took around 150.
You want to know what the real issue is? General Canadian apathy and not understanding the issues at hand. Now let's not forget Canada is a large place. For some of us Ottawa is a 4-6hr drive at the best of times. At the worst, it's a cross-country trip, we don't have population density; word of mouth and MP letter writing/direct action via the government body is the most effective means of change up here.
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| said by Mashiki:You want to know what the real issue is? General Canadian apathy and not understanding the issues at hand. Blaming everyone else for apathy doesn't go a long way toward proving your point. It's like a Libertarian rally where only two dozen people show up -- and that proves their point about how they're saving everyone from themselves.
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| and how many protests have you attended on parliament hill?
300 is an average turn out
I see people every day protesting there. This protest was well organized, clear and to the point. |
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said by amigo_boy:Blaming everyone else for apathy doesn't go a long way toward proving your point. It's like a Libertarian rally where only two dozen people show up -- and that proves their point about how they're saving everyone from themselves. Unless you regularly travel to Canada and deal with people on issues, or understand the scope of protests in Canada your point is without merit.
Apathy is a general consensus in Canadian politics and the protest arena; This is something most people outside of Canada don't get. Unless you understand that and your ideology, and goals are willing to accept and overcome that; you will fail. 300 people showing up for a protest on a first-time issue in Canada, again is a good turnout. |
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