Canada's sudden democracy movement hits a nerve

Perhaps this cynical prorogation was the straw that broke the camel's back.

VANCOUVER, B.C.—Prime Minister Stephen Harper has reaped a whirlwind of protest for his shutting down of Parliament. The brilliant strategist is, of course, also a calculating anti-democrat and his contempt for democracy, Canadians, and anyone who has the temerity to disagree with him has again tripped up his clever manipulation of the system. Perhaps this cynical prorogation was the straw that broke the camel's back. After four years and...