Canadians have a once in a lifetime opportunity to protect democracy, to assert that the will of the majority means something.

We have from now until December 8 to make it clear that the majority of Canadians want Mr. Harper to leave 24 Sussex Drive.

We may need to make the case to the Governor General that Mr. Harper must not be allowed to cling to power by prorogation. He delayed the confidence motions by one week until December 8 in order to throw all the Conservative fire power - back-tracking, attack ads, illegal tape recording of phone calls, spinning on steroids - at forcing the opposition parties to blink. If it doesn't work, he is threatening to shut down the House to buy more time. He may seek to dissolve the House (prorogation).

Dear Judy,

As you know, I admire you enormously. I think of us as friends, although goodness knows we see each other all too infrequently. I wish you had contacted me as your “open letter” misconstrues my own views, not to mention the Green Party's. I have never questioned the importance of the victories of the women's movement — not for legal abortions or any other hard-won victory.