What’s in a name?: New polling association gets a moniker
The Canadian Research Insights Council (CRIC) will be the name of the new polling industry association that cropped up after its predecessor unexpectedly shut its doors. The association, composed of leading Canadian pollsters, adopted the standards of ESOMAR (formerly the European Society for Opinion and Market Research), an international polling association, which represents firms in 130 […]
Media storm over Khashoggi killing: a classic case of the tail wagging the dog?
As a communications consultant in the business for more than 25 years, I have come to accept the premise that you cannot accept information at its face value. The media storm surrounding the murder of Jamal Khashoggi is a case in point. I watch news outlets tripping over themselves in an effort to cover this story […]
Conservative MP Kent’s Instagram, Facebook accounts recently hacked, says more needs to be done to protect politicians, political parties from cyber threats
Conservative MP Peter Kent says his Instagram and Facebook accounts were recently hacked and shortly before officials from the Communications Security Establishment warned MPs that federal political parties, politicians, and traditional and social media will be more vulnerable to cyber threats in the next election. Mr. Kent (Thornhill, Ont.) said he started receiving “strange” messages […]
In wake of Washington Post columnist’s murder, MPs say Canada has role to play in defence of global press freedom
Journalists around the world are increasingly under threat, most notably with the murder of Saudi Arabian Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi on Oct. 2, and MPs who are former journalists say the Canadian government has a role to play in defending the freedom of the press globally. “We [MPs who are former journalists] should be […]
Mulroney to speak at event honouring Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first black president who led the fight against apartheid and became an international inspiration, will be the focus of a seminar at Global Affairs Canada in November. Mr. Mandela led the emancipation of South Africa from white minority control during apartheid. He was imprisoned for 27 years as a result of […]
MPs have much groundwork to cover to grab Canadians’ attention on social media
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has more Twitter followers than all other MPs combined. This is one of the many interesting facts uncovered from a look into the Twitter accounts of Canada’s MPs. There are currently 334 MPs, and 330, or 98.8 per cent, have a presence on the social media platform. But about a dozen, […]
Jamal Khashoggi, casualty of war
Jamal Khashoggi had a vulnerability. It was a variable that weighed disproportionately in his risk-benefit calculations and that, for his assassins, amounted to an Achilles’ heel. It wasn’t power, money, fame, or security—or any of the lesser exploitable weaknesses leveraged by intelligence interests for operational purposes. It was love. It was love that outweighed any […]
Major Conservative ad buy an ‘opening salvo’ for 2019 aimed at introducing Scheer to suburban men, female voters, say experts
The Conservative Party’s reported $2-million national ad push is its “opening salvo” of the 2019 election, and pollsters and strategists say the two ads currently on airwaves are both aimed at introducing new leader Andrew Scheer and putting “pocketbook” issues in focus in the lead-up to the next campaign. “I would consider this the opening […]
There’s no real ammunition for Conservatives against pot legalization
OTTAWA—Thanks be to God marijuana is now legal, because it’s been getting pretty tiresome constantly talking about it. It almost makes you long for the day when Senate reform was the hot topic. Well, maybe not. For me, this isn’t a question of self-interest as a cannabis aficionado. The last time I smoked weed I […]
The Washington Post comes north of the border
The Washington Post, whose motto is “Democracy Dies in Darkness,” is joining a number of American press shops looking to Canada to expand their market. The paper announced on Oct. 11 that reporter Emily Rauhala will cover Canada for the Post. She’s set to travel across the country to “illuminate people, places and the passions that […]
