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:

2010 a good year for Canadian conservatives December 28, 2010
Maxime Bernier, Rob Ford
Ban on political ads is another Green Party bad idea November 3, 2010
What the Greens call “vicious” and “poisonous”, I call comparative and effective
Singing the UN Blues? October 13, 2010
The United Nations recently gave our country a collective glove wash
Let’s Flatten Our Taxes March 19, 2010
A Flat tax, no credits, no deductions, with one large basic personal tax exemption
Let’s be the bad boy December 16, 2009
Canada at the Copenhagen Summit
Simple plan for wealth creation November 27, 2009
Bank's chilling prediction of stagnant 'new normal' need not be true
And now, Jack Layton, singing ‘Stairway to Heaven’ October 5, 2009
Prime Minister Stephen Harper sings
Picking the next Liberal leader October 2, 2009
Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff is a dud, a Stephane Dion 2.0.
Freedom to get a tan August 17, 2009
Why I'm relishing and loving Canada even more this summer
Entrepreneurs must stop apologizing June 30, 2009
Free Market system, Socialism, Anti-entrepreneur bias, Corporate Greed
Politics a new frontier May 25, 2009
Star Trek, Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff, Prime Minister Stephen Harper
Time for Reformers to take back their party January 21, 2009
Fiscal responsibility, Direct democracy, Quebec
Gerry Nicholls: Flaherty should scrap contribution limit too November 28, 2008
Taxpayer-funded welfare plan for politicians
Time for Tories to drop incrementalism October 23, 2008
Margaret Thatcher was a leader. Ronald Reagan was leader. Time for Harper to prove it
How to Succeed in Politics October 2, 2008
Guide on how to get elected and stay elected
Liberals Get it Wrong Again September 15, 2008
National Citizens Coalition, Stephen Harper, Election Gag Laws
Pundits’ forecasts so far have been boring—here’s the real scoop on what to expect until Oct. 14 September 11, 2008
Electing to stray from the pack
A ‘hidden agenda’ wish list September 10, 2008
Define your conservative agenda
Why Harper’s election call? Because he can September 3, 2008
Unprepared Liberals, angry artists
CRTC tells new TV porn channel to use homegrown talent August 28, 2008
All-Canadian boob tube, eh?
Is Dion getting delusional? August 15, 2008
Comparing Obama and Dion
Politicians are too predictable August 7, 2008
Cutting Government, not this election
Artist’s banana drains cash July 24, 2008
Canadian taxpayers, Canada Council for the Arts
Heated arguments July 17, 2008
David Suzuki, Air Conditioners
Anti-globalization protesters better at getting their message out July 10, 2008
The G8 ain't great
Union leaders finally see the dangers of gag laws July 2, 2008
Stifle free political expression
Summer and politics don’t mix June 21, 2008
Stéphane Dion is nothing but a tax-loving, Adscam-approving, bleeding-heart wimp
Disarm the gun hobbyists! June 7, 2008
Toronto Mayor David Miller
When it comes to politics, the play’s the thing June 6, 2008
Armies of spin doctors, pollsters and political consultants stage-manage and choreograph their every move
How to Wage Political Guerrilla Warfare June 4, 2008
Manifesto includes a ten-step guide on ways to wage this sort of guerilla warfare.