Posted on 22 March 2012. Tags: democracy, free trade, Pat Martin, protectionism, robocall scandal
by Gerry Nicholls Thanks to crack investigative reporting and to first-rate Opposition party research a disturbing detail has emerged regarding the robocall scandal. It turns out using fraudulent and irritating phone calls to annoy and misdirect voters is actually an “American-style” trick. NDP MP Pat Martin first broke this alarming news when he fumed: “These [...]
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Posted in Featured, General, Politics of Politics
Posted on 07 October 2011. Tags: conservatism, conservative movement, democracy, national citizens coalition, Ontario election, Peter Coleman, Stephen Taylor, Third Party spending, Unions
by Gerry Nicholls I think it was former Maple Leaf enforcer Tie Domi who once said of hockey fights, “It’s not how many you win, it’s how many you show up for.” And to its great shame and disgrace, the National Citizens Coalition did not show up for the Ontario election fight. It’s true. The [...]
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Posted in General, Politics of Politics
Posted on 06 September 2011. Tags: Bob Rae, Dalton McGuinty, democracy, Ernie Eves, forced union dues, free association, free speech, Jack MacLaren, Norm Sterling, Ontario election, Ontario Landowners Association, private property, propaganda, Tim Hudak, Toronto Star, Unions
by Gerry Nicholls It looks like the Toronto media and the political establishment have a new villain: the Ontario Landowners Association. It all started when Norm Sterling, a long time MPP for the Ontario Progressive Conservatives, got turfed after losing the party nomination to Jack MacLaren, who happens to be a former director of the OLA. [...]
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Posted in Politics of Politics, Private Property, Unions