Gerry Nicholls

2010 a good year for Canadian conservatives

All things considered 2010 was a pretty good year for Canada’s conservative movement.

Ban on political ads is another Green Party bad idea

- National Post Apparently the Green Party believes political “attack ads” are not good for the environment.

Singing the UN Blues?

Making Sense with Nicholls By now we all know the sad story: Canada wanted a seat on the “Security Council” but the UN passed us over, bestowing seats instead to Portugal and Germany. Portugal and Germany?!

Let’s Flatten Our Taxes

The human species has an instinctive dislike of taxes.

Let’s be the bad boy

According to news media reports, Canada is a “pariah” when it comes to fighting global warming.

Simple plan for wealth creation

The Hamilton Spectator The festive season fast approaches, which is perhaps why the Toronto Dominion Bank is sounding an awful lot like the Ghost of Christmas Future.

And now, Jack Layton, singing ‘Stairway to Heaven’

In a stunning political move, Prime Minister Stephen Harper scored a “game changer” on Saturday night when he wowed a National Arts Centre gala by playing the piano and belting out a Beatles tune.

Picking the next Liberal leader

National Post Published: A consensus seems to be emerging that Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff is a dud, a Stephane Dion 2.0. Yet, even as Ignatieff continues to drop in the polls, his loyal Liberal MPs are rallying around their beleaguered leader, as this makes it easier to stab him in the back. All of this has led me to "jump the gun" a bit and to ponder who the Liberals could get to succeed Ignatieff.

Freedom to get a tan

It's the dog days of August, the time of year when the last thing Canadians want to think about is politics.

Entrepreneurs must stop apologizing

In Ayn Rand’s famous philosophic novel, Atlas Shrugged, leading entrepreneurs and businessmen go “on strike” as a way of protesting socialism.

Politics a new frontier

There’s an issue on the horizon which will definitely trigger an election this summer

Time for Reformers to take back their party

Maybe now is the time for the Reform Party of Canada to make a comeback.

Gerry Nicholls: Flaherty should scrap contribution limit too

The Harper government deserves two and a half cheers for its plan to kick political parties and politicians out of the tax trough.

Time for Tories to drop incrementalism

With Stephane Dion shuffling off the political stage, the Conservative government must now come to grips with a new enemy. And I am not talking about Bob Rae or Margaret Atwood or a hostile left-wing media. The new enemy for the Conservatives is time; simply put they are running out of it. Margaret Thatcher was a leader. Ronald Reagan was leader. Time for Harper to prove it

How to Succeed in Politics

As someone who has been a close observer of the Canadian political process for more than twenty years, I can honesty say it’s not a pretty sight.

Liberals Get it Wrong Again

In its "Reality Check" website, the Liberal Party is spreading misinformation about the National Citizens Coalition and a 1993 campaign to defeat then MP Jim Hawkes.

Pundits’ forecasts so far have been boring—here’s the real scoop on what to expect until Oct. 14

Anyone who believes in democracy should be extremely disappointed with what's happening so far during this federal election.

A ‘hidden agenda’ wish list

Posted in the National Post Published: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 Liberals and left-wing media pundits like to say Prime Minister Stephen Harper has a "hidden agenda." Then inevitably they go on to suggest this agenda is actually a blueprint to transform Canada into some sort of scary, George W. Bush inspired neo-con, right-wing nightmare.

Why Harper’s election call? Because he can

It's crucial for Canadian democracy that a federal election be called in the next few seconds, if not sooner.

CRTC tells new TV porn channel to use homegrown talent

Let's talk about the importance of protecting Canadian culture. Okay you're probably already bored, but don't be.