Ministry of Christmas Miracles

What would happen if the Canadian government was in charge of Christmas miracles? That’s the question I try to answer in an article which appears in today’s Vancouver Sun.
Here’s a synopsis:

Miracles would be marketed by ad companies associated with the Liberal party.

There would be about 10 times as many angels as required to do the […]

Posted on December 19th, 2006 by Gerry Nicholls in NCC Blog
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Protecting Which Culture?

It’s bad enough our government hands out tons of tax dollars to “protect Canadian culture”, but now they are giving tons of tax dollars to American companies to “protect Canadian culture.”
Doesn’t make sense does it.
See my reaction to all this as reported in a Sun Media story.

Posted on December 19th, 2006 by Gerry Nicholls in NCC Blog
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How the Government Keeps Us Safe

 
It’s easy to lose confidence in our justice system.
After all, the government is allowing a convicted killer to roam around as free as a bird.
Still it isn’t all bad.
Don’t forget all the hard work our judges are doing to protect us from the dangers of Christmas trees.

Posted on December 19th, 2006 by Gerry Nicholls in NCC Blog
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Person of the Year

 
Time Magazine has named Prime Minister Stephen Harper as Canada’s “Person of the Year.”
That’s quite an honour.
But let’s face it Harper had a lot of help to achieve his success and it’s only fair that we recognize the people who helped make it all possible:
* Buzz Hargrove — Buzz’s inept campaigning skills (in which he […]

Posted on December 18th, 2006 by Gerry Nicholls in NCC Blog
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Happy Hanukkah

Happy Hanukkah.

Posted on December 16th, 2006 by Gerry Nicholls in NCC Blog
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The Mathematics of Senate Reform II

Yesterday I noted the complexity of the “Single Transferable Vote” system the government wants to use to elect Senators.
So to better understand how this system works I asked the Prime Minister’s Office to send me a backgrounder.
It didn’t help.
Here’s the explanation they sent me:
Under STV, voters will rank their preferred Senate nominees, beginning with their […]

Posted on December 15th, 2006 by Gerry Nicholls in NCC Blog
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The Mathematics of Senate Reform

Yesterday I participated in a conference call the government set up to explain the workings of the proposed Senate reform legislation.
Most of it was pretty basic: voters will have a chance to vote in a plebiscite; elections will be administered by Elections Canada; standard spending limits in place, etc.
But when it came time to explain how candidates would win I was […]

Posted on December 14th, 2006 by Gerry Nicholls in NCC Blog
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When Christmas Meets Capitalism

Here is my latest column from Report Magazine.
It’s very seasonal.

Posted on December 14th, 2006 by Kylie Young in NCC Blog
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Political Greed Strikes Again

Ontario MPPs have voted to give themselves a whopping 25 per cent hike.
How generous!
And just in time for Christmas too.
Must be nice to be able vote yourself a pay hike.
And what did the MPPs do to deserve such a raise?
Are they working harder? Have they done an excellent job? Do they have more responsibilities?
No.
They were […]

Posted on December 13th, 2006 by Gerry Nicholls in NCC Blog
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The Secret to My Success

Had dinner with a friend in Toronto last night and since this guy is a night owl, I didn’t get home until 1:30 AM.
The problem is I had to do two radio interviews before 8:00 AM, one on the John Oakley Show, to talk about MPP pay, and one on CHQR’s The Morning News with […]

Posted on December 12th, 2006 by Gerry Nicholls in NCC Blog
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Give him a Chance

Look I know Stephane Dion is not the greatest Liberal leader in history.
But this is ridiculous.

Posted on December 11th, 2006 by Gerry Nicholls in NCC Blog
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Dion’s First Test

New Liberal leader Stephane Dion will soon face his first real test.
Will he oppose or support Bill C-257, a private member’s bill that’s making its way through the House of Commons?
This Bill would essentially make it illegal for federally-regulated companies to hire replacement workers during labour disputes.
The Bloc Quebecois and the NDP both support this […]

Posted on December 8th, 2006 by Gerry Nicholls in NCC Blog
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Taking on the Union Bosses

Lots of unionized employees don’t like the socialist dribble their union bosses like to spew out.
Case in point is Brian who calls himself a “grudging CAW member”.
Brian believes in things like free enterprise and individual freedom and he doesn’t believe union bosses should use his forced dues to promote their propaganda.
Anyway, he recently wrote an […]

Posted on December 8th, 2006 by Gerry Nicholls in NCC Blog
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What’s in a name?

We are told Liberal leader Stephane Dion’s commitment to the environment is revealed by the fact that he named is his dog Kyoto.
Well if that’s the case I hope he has a cat somewhere named “Tax Cuts” and a goldfish named “Smaller Government.”
And I guess we can presume that former PM Jean Chrétien had a […]

Posted on December 8th, 2006 by Gerry Nicholls in NCC Blog
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Here’s why Harper is Happy

Good for Canada; bad for the Liberal Party.
That’s how I would sum up the results of the Liberal leadership contest.
Stéphane Dion seems like a decent person, but I doubt he is the guy who will help restore the former glory of the Liberal Party.
Pierre Trudeau he aint.
I mean most Canadians are likely saying “Stephane who?”
And […]

Posted on December 8th, 2006 by Gerry Nicholls in NCC Blog
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