New Democratic Party of Canada
NDP HQ emailing their talking points for twitter?
Momentum is building! Here, it seems, the NDP collective is tweeting what they are being told. The following tweets are not retweets, they are “independent”…
Tag: Communications
29 posts tagged "Communications".
Canadian Media
Journalist shows up at wrong event, writes juicy story for Ottawa reporters
One of the favourite narratives of the Ottawa media is that the Prime Minister doesn’t talk to them on enough occasions. This, of course lazily and unfairly…
Foreign Affairs and Defence
Why political comms staffers exist
Today, a press release from the department of foreign affairs – received via email from dept: Canada Concerned by Israel’s Decision to Set up Independent…
Michael Ignatieff
Michael Ignatieff’s new Director of Communications has an interesting background
“Everything old is new again” is the buzz coming from Liberals and journalists in Ottawa. Peter Donolo’s the new boss of the OLO shop (the Dunno-LO as one…
Liberal Party of Canada
Liberal comms shop still melting down
The following went out to every journalist on the Hill today from the Liberal Party of Canada:
Canadian Media
He said “tar baby”? Who else did?
Today in the house, Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre said, “On that side of the House, they have the man who fathered the carbon tax, put it up for adoption to…
Stephen Harper
We’ve been seeing a lot of the Prime Minister as of late. Why?
The Prime Ministership of Canada, by its very nature, is an all encompassing and busy job. Some note that this Prime Minister is hands on with a number of…
Dalton McGuinty
Getting caught up in the syntax
Yesterday, I wrote a post with some general musings about political communications and how it complements politics and the public policy process. In short, I…
Economy and Budget
Politics is at times a sport, but should always be a serious business
Yesterday, Ontario finance minister Dwight Duncan ‘leaked’ the news that Ontario would see a budget deficit of $18 Billion over the next two years. We’ve been…