bcndp Archives - Rob Cottingham

Dawn Black says goodbye to Ottawa

by Rob Cottingham | Apr 5, 2009 | Politics, Speechwriting

A good friend is leaving the House of Commons for a run at the B.C. legislature. Here’s her farewell speech from April 2; in it, you’ll find a lot of what made her such a great MP: Ms. Dawn Black (New Westminster—Coquitlam, NDP): Mr. Speaker, this might be...

A great time with Gregor Robertson and friends

by Rob Cottingham | Apr 9, 2006 | Comedy, Politics, Vancouver

I did my longest set yet on Friday night at the Vancouver-Fairview NDP fundraiser â€“ and got the best response of my short stand-up career. It was a great audience (and man, do they love Gregor), a terrific emcee (Nicholas Simons) and one hell of a great ten minutes....

Four Pollies for NOW Communications

by Rob Cottingham | Apr 3, 2006 | Communicating, Politics

Terrific news from last month’s convention of the American Association of Political Consultants: my friends (and former coworkers) at NOW Communications took home four Pollies, the coveted awards for excellence in political communication. They won a bronze in...