Gerry Nicholls
Gerry Nicholls is a Toronto writer and a senior fellow with the Democracy Institute. His web site is Making sense with Nicholls
Most Recent Articles by Gerry Nicholls:
Why Trudeau’s Playpen Politics is Actually Good for Canada
November 9, 2017
Would you rather he destroy Alberta’s Economy?
Protecting Public Safety One Smashed Door at a Time
June 30, 2013
Let’s face it, if the government and the police won’t infringe on our rights to protect us from ourselves, who will?
Are Intellectuals at War with Reality?
May 3, 2013
I suspect Canadians are more worried about how they will pay for their mortgages and about the price of groceries than they are about “patriarchal dividends”
Is the Media a Bully?
April 29, 2013
Stephen Harper, Justin Trudeau attack ads
Busting the Seven Trudeau Myths
March 16, 2013
Liberal-leader-in-waiting Justin Trudeau
The Curious Case of those Infamous Robo-Calls
December 10, 2012
Seems like another sure-fire scandal, not to mention another possible Council of Canadians' lawsuit
By-election winners and losers
November 27, 2012
Conservative Party of Canada was the clear winner and that the real loser was media expectations for Trudeaumania
NCC President Owes the CTF an Apology
October 22, 2012
CTF, with its relentless, informative and creative ad campaigns, which almost single-handedly ensured that the issue of MP pensions stayed on the national agenda
Just in Case You Don’t Have Enough Trudeau News
October 5, 2012
Justin Trudeau
Swimming in the Shallow Communications Pool
September 26, 2012
Gaffes, attack dog politics, Media
Springing the Power Trap
September 24, 2012
Realistically speaking, the majority of Canadians don’t subscribe to any ideologically consistent set of principles
Poll doesn’t necessarily reflect left wing trend
May 30, 2012
Most Canadians don’t subscribe to any ideologically consistent set of principles, either of the right or the left.
Why Did the Bloom come off the Wildrose?
April 27, 2012
Wildrose loss had more to do with tactics than with policy
A Pre-Analysis of Alberta’s Election
April 22, 2012
Here’s my take of what will be obvious to all on Tuesday morning.
Wildrose Party, Progressive Conservative Party
Anatomy of a Bad Fundraising Letter
January 3, 2012
A better letter would have raised a heck of a lot more money.
Ontario election prediction and analysis
October 5, 2011
Dalton McGuinty, Tim Hudak, Andrea Howath
Here’s Why Suzuki is Really Endorsing McGuinty
September 21, 2011
Suzuki’s green agenda
The Ontario election, the OLA and Demorcacy
September 6, 2011
Ontario Landowners Association, a non-profit group that was created to defend and promote one idea: the promotion and protection of private property rights
Canada an awesome country
July 1, 2011
Despite the best (worst) efforts of our politicians, Canada is still the best country in the world
Wondering about Rae
May 25, 2011
The Liberal Leadership and Bob Rae
My Open Letter to Stephen Harper
May 7, 2011
Promoting freedom isn't so much about ideology as it is about doing what's right, about standing up for citizens
Signs of Liberal demise
May 6, 2011
Signs to look for to ascertain if the Liberal Party is most sincerely dead
My best guess
April 29, 2011
Canadian election
Twitterers beware
April 23, 2011
Plan to defy Canada's election law by posting real-time voting results on election night
This election isn’t truly free
April 11, 2011
In fact, Canada has not had a truly free federal election for years, Gag Law
Why did the Opposition do it?
March 23, 2011
Is the Opposition crazy?
Union bosses bashing democracy in Ontario
March 14, 2011
Working Families is a front group for big union bosses
Why the “In and out” scandal won’t stick
March 2, 2011
Elections Canada has charged the Conservative Party with some sort of convoluted accounting shenanigans
Ronald Reagan’s real achievement
February 6, 2011
Today marks the 100th anniversary of former American president Ronald Reagan's birth.