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About Me
- 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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Reviews for Loyal to the Core
“Loyal to the Core is a daring and provocative work. It deserves to be read by conservative activists and politicos.” – Western Standard
“This is a very important book.” -- Michael Coren, TV host
“A fascinating read” --- Seamus O'Regan, Canada AM
“I really enjoyed Loyal to the Core. It’s a great book”, - Charles Adler, radio host.
"Loyal to the Core should be required reading for anyone considering or starting a career at a conservative think tank or in electoral politics in general …Consider Loyal to the Core a cautionary tale that’s also a funny, easy read – with a few highly “stealable” ideas for media campaigns thrown in for good measure.”- Kathy Shaidle, author Tyranny of Nice
“Every Canadian remotely interested in politics and the state of the country should have a read of Loyal to the Core. – blogger Wendy Sullivan
"It’s rare to find a politico, however, who is equally passionate about policy and strategy, but columnist, pundit, author and Western Standard blogger Gerry Nicholls is such a person." Matthew Johnson, owner Western Standard
"If you are a conservative who wonders how conservatives can communicate their message in a hostile media climate, Loyal to the Core is a must read." -- At Home in Hespeler
"You HAVE TO read this book!" -- Connie Fournier Free Dominion
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- Did the Tories trigger Coalition attack too soon?
- Green Rant
- The Coalition Cabinet?
- Media Alert
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- Coalition questions
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- Media Alert 2
- Media Alert
- Gloating Alert
- Why did the Opposition do it?
- Media Alert
- Media Alert
- Media Alert
- Reviewing the Liberal ads
- Media Alert
- Union bosses bashing democracy in Ontario
- Campaign Finance Laws
- Media Alert
- Cynical reality check
- Political movies
- Does Elections Canada have it in for the Tories?
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- Why the "In and out" scandal won't stick
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5 comments:
I can imagine...One massive smear job against the Govt.? Thought Anna tremonty had that covered this morning on CBC radio. Oh well...they have nothing else. Set them straight Gerry.
The Michael Harris Show, aka the 'Bash Harper Fest'.
Smear job? Three individuals profiled for their experiences running for the CPoC? You guys slay me.
Sour grapes from X Conservatives with an axe to grind.....one guy ran for the Liberal party after he lost.The other one has a book out.CBC is a free attack ad for Liberano$.
Google ...Evidence of how Liberals & NDP engaged in their own In & Out funding efforts...its all there.
Did you know the BLOCK invented the In & Out? They are the FATHERS of the system.
The Coalition are dried up, face it.
Since Gerry is all for fairness, how about the FATHERS of the In & OUT...maybe Michael harris can talk about this?
I guess the Block had judge Judy looking into their In & Out…lol…I mean…lets be FAIR here…RIGHT??
In the 2000 federal elections the Bloc Québécois organized a system to inflate apparent campaign spending at the riding level, and thereby receive much higher refunds from Elections Canada.[1] The Bloc organized “La Méthode In & Out” prior to the elections, having each candidate agree to certain spending numbers in order to inflate the overall cash flows. In exchange, Bloc leader Gilles Duceppe would sign their nomination papers.
Large amounts of cash were transferred from the party organization to the individual riding associations that are in charge of running one candidate’s election campaign. The money was then distributed to the volunteers as payments for various expenses. The volunteers then donated that money back to the party.[1] On the surface it appeared that the ridings were spending much larger amounts of money than normal, enough to drain the party war chest. In fact, a considerable portion of the money was being returned directly to the party’s coffers.
Under normal circumstances the money received by the volunteers would be subject to income tax and therefore the scheme would be unattractive to them. But because the money was then spent on political donations, the cash was tax free. The only cost to the volunteer was time in filling out their tax forms – something they were giving up anyway as a volunteer for the party.
The scheme may have remained unknown if not for an ironic court case against former Bloc MP, Jean-Paul Marchand. Marchand agreed to spend $66,000 as part of the in and out scheme, but spent only $22,276. The Bloc sued Marchand, saying he had broken his contract and owed them $36,362. A Quebec judge agreed with the Bloc, but lowered the amount to $16,362.[1] When the story broke in 2003 as a result of the court case, the ruling Liberal Party immediately started to implement changes to the election law to stop this process. However, these changes were not implemented before the party lost power in 2006.
After the Liberals Paul Martin LOST to the Conservatives EC changed the rules.What a bunch of phoney’s…CBC where are you????Michael Harris?
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