Making Sense with Nicholls

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Capitalists must stop being defensive

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Here's my latest column from Report Magazine; I make the case that the people who must start defending capitalism are capitalists.
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Monday, June 29, 2009

Police should do their job

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What is it about strikes which make the police suddenly forget to do their job? For instance, it's the duty of a police officer to ensur...
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Friday, June 26, 2009

Winning the war of ideas

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Non-Michael Jackson related news: I have a column in today's National Post based on a speech I gave yesterday at a Fraser Institute even...
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Thursday, June 25, 2009

Less pride, more sense

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Joseph Ben Ami has a good column explaining why the federal government's decision to dole out $400,000 to gay pride week doesn't mak...
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Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Preemptive apology

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Congressman Offers Preemptive Apology For Extramarital Affair H/T Paul Tuns
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The state of garbage

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The city of Toronto today is swarming with a specially trained elite government force officially known as the Tactical Trash Team. To terrif...
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009

The politics of summer

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Here's my latest Sun Media column -- I explain why our MPs should take a much longer summer holiday.
Friday, June 19, 2009

Et tu Gerry

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That red dot is me in front of Stratford's Avon Theatre. Went to see Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. I love this play because it shows ...
Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Fowl Play

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I just got a pet chicken. I call him Eggy.
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Michael Ignatieff's true colour

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Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Political tapes

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I see Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff are having secret meetings to see if they can work out a deal to a...
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Playing political cards

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When it comes to reacting to all the political posturing that's going on in Ottawa, pollster Nick Nanos has the best line : He called it...

Liberty in the Summer

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What's the best thing about summer? Baseball, of course. But without a doubt, the second-best thing about summer is the Liberty Summer S...
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Monday, June 15, 2009

Why an election would be good

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The only good thing about triggering an election this summer is that it would, as Kelly McParland put it , "put the stimulus program on...
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Sunday, June 14, 2009

Leadership woes

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As we wait for Michael Ignatieff to determine if the government's latest economic statement is socialist enough for his liking, we shou...
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Saturday, June 13, 2009

Flanagan: Harper needs to rebuild reputation

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Professor Tom Flanagan and I have had our disagreements in the past. The former campaign manager for Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Flanaga...
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Friday, June 12, 2009

Harper loves Obama

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It's bad enough that Prime Minister Stephen Harper is racking up massive deficits in this country, but now he's also acting as an ap...
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Speaking for Fraser

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The good people at the Fraser Institute have asked me to give a policy briefing on June 25 in their Toronto office. And, of course, my idea...

Socialism map

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As my friend Janet Neilson recently noted on Twitter this map is a great way to track Canadian socialism.
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Tuesday, June 09, 2009

Obama's debt

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Here's a good column from the Investor's Business Daily on the dangers that could result from U.S. president Barack Obama's bi...
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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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