I think there were many people who were just as upset in 2008 as in 2009 but didn't have it as an outlet. I think there were quite a few people like that as well. We had some people who had come on and for whatever reason they had told me that.... I have gotten a lot of e-mail and correspondence over the last several months. It started dipping down in March a bit, but for a lot of people, the 2009 prorogation was the first time they started getting involved.
One gentleman said that he's been able to vote since 1984 and the first time he had walked into his MP's constituency office was over this issue. But I do think the general sentiment is.... The prorogation is emblematic of greater problems and a greater democratic deficit that people have been feeling. This goes back not simply with the current government, but previous governments. I think it's been building and building over the years.
As for the timing, a lot of it was just plain luck, I think. There wasn't a lot of news going on. The fact that it got news coverage got more people interested.