Making Sense with Nicholls

Monday, July 31, 2006

Protecting the Good Life

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Ahh, the summer time, a time to relax and to enjoy the good life we all enjoy in North America. And we should enjoy it too, because accordin...
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Friday, July 28, 2006

Commie Cartoon

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There’s a new kid movie hitting the screens today called The Ant Bully . Now I have nothing against ant movies – for instance I enjoyed Antz...
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Thursday, July 27, 2006

Maybe I am too cynical

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Lots of people always say they hate “negative” political ads. They say political ads should be positive and optimistic. Well, they should ch...
Wednesday, July 26, 2006

Brookstreet Group

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Stephen Taylor, the bright mind behind the Blogging Tories , has now set up a group blog called the Brookstreet Group. This will be a kind o...

I Get Fan Mail

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It looks like I made a new fan. Check out this email I got yesterday: Last night I happened to hear some of your gibberish on the Mike Smith...
Tuesday, July 25, 2006

Stand with Israel Rally

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More than 100 Jewish and non-Jewish organizations -- including the Canadian Coalition for Democracies -- are holding a "Stand with Isra...
Monday, July 24, 2006

Column Catch-up

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Here's a couple of my columns which have appeared in Report Magazine . This one deals with why I think the Liberal leadership candidate...
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Sunday, July 23, 2006

Radical Capitalism

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It's no secret that I have libertarian leanings. But compared to economist David Friedman , I am a raving socialist. Friedman calls hims...

McQuaig the Sadist

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Left-wingers like to portray themselves as compassionate, so why is it they seem to truly enjoy torturing logic? Take Linda McQuaig, who in ...
Thursday, July 20, 2006

More Oakville Tree News

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I am getting a positive reaction to my column blasting Oakville's stupid tree-by law. That's the law which makes it illegal for resi...

My Cottage Retreat

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Well I had no blog posting yesterday, because I was enjoying a brief cottage retreat. Now I am not much of a cottage person, but I must admi...
Tuesday, July 18, 2006

Score one for the Commies

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Looks like the Commies scored a triumph over the federal government. Back in 1993 the government tried to pass a law which would have, for a...
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Blackout Update

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I am going to be on CFAX-Newsline with Joe Easingwood this morning (11:15 eastern) to talk about Paul Bryan's challenge to the election...
Monday, July 17, 2006

My Enemy's Enemy . ..

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Check out this item from Strategy Page. It makes the argument that maybe a lot of Arabs wouldn't mind if the Israelis gave Hezbollah a b...
Sunday, July 16, 2006

Supporting Israel

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It's good to see Prime Minister Stephen Harper standing by Israel in these dangerous times. Unlike France, Russia and Sid Ryan, Harper s...
Saturday, July 15, 2006

Rights Don't Grow on Trees

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Got an guest column published in the Oakville Beaver, the community paper where I live. It's about a proposed Oakville by-law that will ...
Friday, July 14, 2006

Not a Great Day

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Today just happens to be my birthday!! And you know what I got for a birthday present: A massive train derailment !!! That means all the tra...
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Changing Hollywood

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This is Govindini Murty, a charming and lovely actress/producer/conservative I had the pleasure of meeting recently at a convention in Ottaw...
Thursday, July 13, 2006

Media Takes on Blackout Law

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Typically when my group, the National Citizens Coalition , takes on a court challenge it’s a lonely affair. We don’t usually get a lot of he...
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Wednesday, July 12, 2006

First Language?

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In an interview recently Prime Minister Stephen Harper referred to French as Canada's first national language. He was explaining why he...
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Gerry Nicholls
Gerry Nicholls is a communications consultant and writer who has been called a “political warrior” a “brilliant strategist” and one of the “canniest political observers in Canada.” He has worked as a consultant in both the United States and Canada and was formerly a senior officer in the National Citizens Coalition. A regular columnist with the Ottawa Hill Times, his work has also appeared in the Globe and Mail, the National Post and in the Sun Media chain; and he has appeared on countless TV and radio public affairs programs. He is the author of the book, Loyal to the Core, Harper, Me and the NCC.
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