Windsor Liberty Seminar

When you think of Windsor, my home town, you usually think of cars and maybe of casinos.
But libertarians and conservatives should also think of it as the place that hosts the annual Windsor Liberty Seminar, a wonderful event that helps to promote my favourite cause: individual freedom.
This year’s Seminar will be held on March 24th, […]

Posted on February 27th, 2007 by Gerry Nicholls in NCC Blog
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Liberal Hypocrisy

Liberal leader Stephane Dion says he will oppose extending certain provisions of the Anti-terrorist Act because they infringe on civil liberties.
Well since when do the Liberals care about infringing on civil liberties?
After all, this same Liberal Party imposed a draconian gun registry, which infringes on the civil liberties of gun owners.
This same Liberal Party supports […]

Posted on February 27th, 2007 by Gerry Nicholls in NCC Blog
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Angelina Shrugged

Journalist, author and perceptive conservative thinker, Paul Tuns wonders why the Council for Foreign Relations would ask actress Angelina Jolie to join their group.

Paul, if you gotta ask you’ve been spending too much time reading Edmund Burke.

Actually, if rumours are true that Jolie is going to star in a movie version of Atlas Shrugged I […]

Posted on February 26th, 2007 by Gerry Nicholls in NCC Blog
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Pierre II

So Justin Trudeau will run for a Liberal candidacy. 
Who knows this could be the first step on a political career that ends up with Justin becoming Prime Minister, just like his dad Pierre. 
I guess Karl Marx was right when he said, “History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce.” 
 

Posted on February 23rd, 2007 by Gerry Nicholls in NCC Blog
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Friedman vs. Gore

Economist David Friedman has an excellent posting on the politics of global warming. (You can also read this in today’s Financial Post.)
After reviewing the science behind the issue, Friedman concludes that “global warming is probably real, is probably but not certainly anthropogenic, is probably not going to have large effects on size and frequency of […]

Posted on February 22nd, 2007 by Gerry Nicholls in NCC Blog
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A word (or two) about those polls

The media and a lot of Conservative sympathizers are going ga ga over all these polls which seem to show Liberal leader Stephane Dion is in a free fall.
The latest is an Ipsos Reid poll which indicates Dion actually ranks behind Stephen Harper and Jack Layton when it comes who Canadians think would make the […]

Posted on February 21st, 2007 by Gerry Nicholls in NCC Blog
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O’Rourke’s Latest

 
No one is better at explaining economic policy in a way non-economists can understand than American writer P. J. O’Rourke.
So I am looking forward to reading his latest Opus — On The Wealth of Nations.

Of course, when it comes to deciding what to read, I am always mindful of something O’Rourke once said: “Always read […]

Posted on February 20th, 2007 by Gerry Nicholls in NCC Blog
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Alder Vs Greenie

Check out radio host Charles Adler’s spirited analysis of Stephane “Greenie” Dion’s leadership shortcomings.

Posted on February 19th, 2007 by Gerry Nicholls in NCC Blog
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Letter of the Day

In case you missed it, Sun Media columnist Greg Weston had a great column on why Bill 257 is a bad idea.
In response I wrote a letter to the editor, which was printed in today’s Toronto Sun as “The Letter of the Day”.
Here it is:
MPs must do what’s right

Greg Weston’s column (”Anti-scab bill a […]

Posted on February 16th, 2007 by Gerry Nicholls in NCC Blog
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Valentine’s Day Massacre

Here’s a news release I just sent out:
NCC Says Today’s Kyoto Vote Could be a Valentines Day Massacre for the Economy
(Toronto February 14)The National Citizens Coalition says the Liberal Party wants to immediately implement the Kyoto Accord even though such a move could trigger an economic recession in Canada.
“Today’s vote on Kyoto could go down […]

Posted on February 14th, 2007 by Gerry Nicholls in NCC Blog
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Privatize the Post Office

The C.D. Howe says it’s time to privatize Canada Post.
The group has come out with a report which says opening up the Postal service to competition would lead to innovation and better service.
And if any organization needed a does of innovation it’s the Post Office.
Just think about it. How do you mail a letter?
You stick […]

Posted on February 13th, 2007 by Gerry Nicholls in NCC Blog
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Kyoto Skeptic Speaks Out

Dr. Tim Ball is one of the climate experts who doesn’t buy into the “humans cause global warming” theory we are supposed to accept as gospel.
Naturally this has led elements of Left to brand him as a heretic or worse — a pawn of evil oil companies.
Dr. Ball recently defended his reputation while delivering a […]

Posted on February 9th, 2007 by Gerry Nicholls in NCC Blog
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Kyoto Meets McCarthy

 
The political climate over … well the climate inspired me to write a satire on the Kyoto hysteria.
You can read it here.

Posted on February 8th, 2007 by Gerry Nicholls in NCC Blog
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NCC Takes on Bill 257

Here’s a news release I just sent out:
NCC Ad Campaign To Oppose Bill 257
(Toronto February7)The National Citizens Coalition (www.nationalcitizens.ca) is launching a multi-media ad campaign to stop Bill 257, a proposed law which would ban federally regulated companies such as banks and airlines from hiring replacement workers.
“This bill is bad for Canada’s economy, it’s bad […]

Posted on February 7th, 2007 by Gerry Nicholls in NCC Blog
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Global Warming? Don’t Blame Ontario

Toronto Sun columnist Lorrie Goldstein has a good column today highlighting the political ineptitude surrounding the fight against “global warming”.
Goldstein skewers the Liberal environment critic, David McGuinty, who just happens to be the brother of Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty.
Noting how David is trashing the Conservative green record, Goldstein adds: “Why doesn’t he phone his brother, […]

Posted on February 6th, 2007 by Gerry Nicholls in NCC Blog
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Liberal Strategy Revealed

 
Anyone who believes Stephane Dion really cares about the environment is forgetting one key fact: Dion is a Liberal.
And the only thing Liberals really care about is getting elected.
Already we can see the outlines of the cynical election strategy Dion and his buddies are concocting.
Yes they will portray themselves as the “Defenders of the Environment” […]

Posted on February 5th, 2007 by Gerry Nicholls in NCC Blog
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Myth Busting

People who work for the media like to think of themselves as hard-bitten cynics who “tell it like it is.”
Yet, it seems to me much of the media is more into myth-making than in reporting cold hard facts.
Here are some of the more prominent media myths of late:
Myth 1. Liberal leader Stephane Dion is an […]

Posted on February 2nd, 2007 by Gerry Nicholls in NCC Blog
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A Not so Angry Man

Here’s an interview I gave to Beryl Wajsman on the radio show The Last Angry Man.
We discuss the evils of big government.
And despite the name of the show, Beryl is not really all that angry, passionate yes, but not angry.
You should also check out Beryl’s group The Institute for Public Affairs of Montreal.

Posted on February 1st, 2007 by Gerry Nicholls in NCC Blog
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