Making Sense with Nicholls

Friday, August 22, 2008

Watching the Government's Waste

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Prime Minister Stephen Harper is cutting back on wasteful cultural spending, so he will have more money to waste on bilingual spending . Thi...
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Thursday, August 21, 2008

Hooray for Canada; Now Please Pass the Remote

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Here's my latest Sun media column , in which I examine the current Olympic Games. I ask, what do they mean for nationalism, what do they...
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Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Enjoy the Summer

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Here's my latest column from the Women's Post . I try and look at the bright side of life.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Wheat Board Blues

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Some bad news for the Wheat Board monopolists:
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Sunday, August 17, 2008

Just Some Unrelated Stuff

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Here's are some unrelated but interesting items for a lazy summer evening. * Pierre Lemieux has an excellent column looking at cultural...
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Saturday, August 16, 2008

Madonna and me

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Hey, famous rock star Madonna turned 50 today. I turned 50 earlier this year too. So it seems we have something else in common besides the f...
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Medal Mania

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Thanks goodness Canada is starting to win some medals at the Olympic games. Maybe this will put an end to the cries that we need to impose ...
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Friday, August 15, 2008

Debating Conservatism Round 2 - Me vs Taylor

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Last fall I debated former Conservative Party campaign manager Tom Flanagan at a Fraser Institute event on whether or not the Conservatives ...
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Thursday, August 14, 2008

Dion's Delusions

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I have a column in the Sun media chain today asking the question: Are the Liberals suffering from some sort of collective delusional disorde...
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Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Letters for Freedom

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One of the great things about attending events like Liberty Fund seminars is that you meet tons of interesting people. For instance, at a re...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Why Can't Parents Choose?

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Probably the funniest case for school choice ever made:
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Monday, August 11, 2008

Media Alert

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I will be a guest on the London, Ontario radio program Focus 980 with John Wilson , at approximately 11:15 AM EST. Topic: federal politics.
Sunday, August 10, 2008

Modesty Forbids

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Hey check out the Blogging Tory site of the week .
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Saturday, August 09, 2008

Some Musings

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A couple of comments about recent goings on: * So it turns out John Edwards is a sleazy liar, which is not really all that shocking. What i...
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Thursday, August 07, 2008

Atlas Memories

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Here's the beautiful Niagara-on-the-Lake hotel I stayed at a few weeks ago while attending an Atlas Research Foundation conference. And...

Poll: Who Should be McCain's VP?

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Who should be Republican nominee John McCain's running mate? Have your say in this really scientific poll. Who should John McCain select...
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Politicians too Predictable

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In my latest Sun media column I both lament and explain the predictability of politicians. And just to keep the volume of hate mail up, I al...
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Tuesday, August 05, 2008

Rating my blog

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I recently received an email to inform me that this blog received an 8.3 score out of 10 in the Society/Government category of Blogged.com. ...

Media Alert

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I will be a guest tonight on the Michael Coren Show at 8:00 PM EST.
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Saturday, August 02, 2008

Beware the Vegetables

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Here's my latest column for the Women's Post . This one might be a little controversial because in I argue it's about time we di...
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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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