Making Sense with Nicholls

Thursday, September 27, 2012

Is Justin Trudeau the long awaited Anti-Harper?

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Justin Trudeau and Justin Bieber have more in common than just a first name. Both guys are also adored by legions of love struck ...
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Sunday, September 16, 2012

Anti-Harper Narrative Hits a Bump

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I feel a little embarrassed for Canada ’s media elite. For the past few years many of their number have been carefully crafting a na...
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Saturday, September 08, 2012

Standing up for Canada's Sausages

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Politicians in Ottawa have long ignored a sizzling, simmering, serious problem that's afflicting far too many Canadians. I am referr...
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Thursday, August 30, 2012

Fifty Shades of Gerry

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Given the success of “50 Shades of Grey” I have decided to write my own “erotica” novel in a literary attempt to become a billionaire. ...
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Friday, August 24, 2012

In Politics Nothing is Innocent

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Free political lesson: If you want to attack an opponent you have two basic options. You can attack them for a) all the bad and dangerous ...
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Friday, August 03, 2012

Harper and Flanagan are a couple of wusses

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Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his onetime sidekick Tom Flanagan are couple of wusses. I say that because neither man seems willing ...
Friday, July 13, 2012

Romancing the Bethune

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Canada ’s intellectual and political elite have a dilemma: how do they deal with Dr. Norman Bethune’s legacy? On the one hand they despe...
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Friday, July 06, 2012

Reviewing the CTF Pension Pitch

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Call me crazy, but one of my hobbies is dissecting fundraising letters, which I believe are under-rated forms of communication. A good fundr...
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Sunday, July 01, 2012

Now That's An Awesome History

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Today  is Canada Day. Amid the hoopla, I hope Canadians remember Canada Day is more than just a holiday; it's also a day to remind o...
Monday, June 25, 2012

Rating the new Tory attack ad

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When you get a reputation for running political “negative ads”, people will almost be disappointed if you don’t go on the attack. Such...
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Tuesday, June 19, 2012

What's "American-style" Free Speech?

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The Toronto Star’s Haroon Siddiqui recently came up with a baffling argument to defend Section 13 of the Canadian Human Rights Act. Se...
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Thursday, June 14, 2012

Analyzing Simpson's Analysis

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A couple of days ago, the Globe and Mail's Jeffrey Simpson wrote a column bemoaning Prime Minister Stephen Harper's foreign policy...
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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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