The Parliament Hill rally grew from an idea by two military wives. OTTAWA -- The subdued colours of official Ottawa were replaced yesterday with blazing displays of red as thousands of people jammed Parliament Hill in an unprecedented outpouring of pride and tears for Canadian troops fighting in Afghanistan. "First off, all I'd like to say, 'Wow,' " said Lisa Miller, wife of a Canadian soldier, surveying the crowd of up to 10,000 from a platform at the base of the Hill. "We never dreamed it would be this good," she said, wiping away tears. "It's heart-warming you came together...