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... by Rob Cottingham | Nov 22, 2008 | Everything Else
I posted here yesterday about the Great Bear Rainforest, and the coalition of environmental groups pressing for its protection. I mentioned their online petition campaign, but it turns out there’s more. Darren Barefoot, whose company is working with the... by Rob Cottingham | Nov 20, 2008 | Everything Else
So your organization worked your collective butts off, applied pressure, deluged politicians with postcards, filled the streets with demonstrators and finally achieved your goal: the government sat down with you and hammered out a deal. You both signed on the dotted... by Rob Cottingham | May 30, 2007 | Media Mix
Our friends at The Tyee have launched a subscription drive… and they’re using this viral video to support it: by Rob Cottingham | May 24, 2007 | Politics, Vancouver
This just came in across the transom, and I wanted to shoot it out to y’all as soon as possible. See, here’s the thing: no NDP office is a sprawling empire of employees. They’re lean operations, especially in the communications shops. So if...