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Friday, February 27, 2009

Gang Laws

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I see Canada will soon have new anti-gang laws . Now I wonder when somebody will do something about the gangs in the House of Commons?

Searching for Harper

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Interesting article from Canadian Business magazine on "Harpernomics". And yes, it quotes me.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Economical numbers

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The late physicist Richard Feynman once said: "There are 10^11 stars in the galaxy. That used to be a huge number. But it's only a...

Obama's Prospects

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Went to a " LunchnLearn " lecture yesterday at the University of Toronto. The guest speaker was businessman and writer Theo Caldwe...
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Monday, February 23, 2009

Visiting the Falls and the Tories

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I made a brief cameo appearance at the Ontario PC policy convention this weekend in Niagara Falls. A policy convention, of course, is an eve...
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Friday, February 20, 2009

Realistic Change

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Love this poster. H/T: Karol

Pains of Abraham

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Is it OK to talk about non-Obama related issues? If so, check out this column I wrote on an issue all Canadians should be discussing: an 18 ...
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Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Media Alert

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I will be a guest on the Gary Doyle Show ( 570 News Kitchener) at approximately 12:00 noon EST.
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Wooing Obama

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Here's a column I wrote examining the political implications of President Barack Obama's visit to Canada. My conclusion: Obama just ...
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Saturday, February 14, 2009

Movies for Valentines

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Valentine's Day is the perfect time to snuggle up with your significant other, turn down the lights ... and watch a rented movie on DVD....
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Friday, February 13, 2009

More HRC madness

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With this being Friday the 13th and all, I can't help but think of our Human Rights Commissions, which treat individual freedoms the way...
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Thursday, February 12, 2009

Mortgaging the future

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Twelve Quebec economists have issued a declaration opposing "stimulus" spending. Part of it reads: The massive programs of expendi...
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Reacting to Israel

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I agree with Rondi Adamson who finds the media's reaction to the Israeli election a little perplexing. Writes Adamson: "I just saw ...

The world needs more Cleveland

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Here's my latest column from Report Magazine . It's a story about that rarest of all creatures: an honest and principled politician....

Tilting at Windmills

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Premier Dalton McGuinty is all gung ho with the idea of filling the Ontario landscape with massive wind turbines. It's a green idea wh...
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Monday, February 09, 2009

TV Shots

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Hey I just figured out how to lift images from DVDs. And you know what means, don't you? Yup, more pictures of me will adorn this site. ...
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Friday, February 06, 2009

The real drug problem

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A little bit of libertarian satire for a Friday: H/T Peter Jaworski
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Thursday, February 05, 2009

Hey, hey, ho, ho, global warming's gotta go

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This is supposed to be a picture of a global warming protest. Sorry guys, but I wouldn't mind milder winters. H/T Doretta
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US conservatives mobilizing

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The American conservative movement is mobilizing against the government spending splurge that's taking place in the United States. The l...
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Wednesday, February 04, 2009

Coyne nails it

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In his Maclean's blog, Andrew Coyne laments that "there’s no party that stands for consumers, against exploitation by producer inte...
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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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