You did a bit of cherry-picking of the Globe and Mail article to come up with that one!
Well, I did a bit of cherry-picking of my own and here’s what I came up with:
• “In a display that was anything but apathetic, thousands of Canadians of varying political stripes clogged city streets across Canada demanding Prime Minister Stephen Harper reopen Parliament and get back to work”.
• “Hordes of protesters crammed Toronto’s downtown square, cradling signs denouncing the Prime Minister’s decision to suspend Parliament until early March”.
• “More than 3,000 people closed down a busy section of Yonge Street to sing, march and chant anti-Harper slogans”.

• “Former Nova Scotia NDP leader Robert Chisholm was at a rally in Halifax, which attracted roughly 500”.

• “Grassroots organizers in Vancouver passed out hand-painted signs and buttons to more than 600 people who bopped to the beat of a funk band playing next to the Olympic countdown clock before marching through the city”.

• “Thousands also turned up on the lawn of Parliament Hill in Ottawa for a festive atmosphere."

For interested posters, you can read the article, titled: “Thousands protest prorogued Parliament - Canadians across Canada joined rallies to vent their anger at Prime Minister's decision to shut down Parliament,” at: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/pror...