On Saturday Jan. 23, thousands of Canadians gathered at protests across the country and the world to voice their discontent with Prime Minister Stephen Harper's move to prorogue Parliament. The rallies were organized through the Facebook group Canadians Against Proroguing Parliament, which now boasts 216,000 members. While elected officials were set to go back to work this week, Harper's prorogue suspends Parliament until early March, killing 37 bills and ending committee work on many issues, including torture of prisoners in Afghanistan. Over 50 rallies took place across Canada, with estimated crowds of over 7,000 in Toronto, 4,000 in Ottawa and 2,000 in Vancouver. Canadian expatriates also gathered at embassies and consulates in the United States and Europe.