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"...[Kinsella is] a modern-day Machiavelli, the mastermind who ran war rooms for Jean Chretien and Dalton McGuinty... He's the ultimate political insider... [The War Room] has plenty of fascinating insights and is a must-read for political junkies."
- The Toronto Sun
"The top Canadian spin doctor...tells all!"
- The National Post
"Warren Kinsella’s new book is a must-read for anyone interested in political campaigning in Canada. And not just political campaigning.…I wish I’d had the chance to read The War Room before I became Stephen Harper’s campaign manager; it might have saved me from many mistakes and months of painful learning on the job."
- Tom Flanagan, The Literary Review of Canada
"The War Room is a rich, detailed, and substantive primer on how to run a winning war room - warts, pizza boxes, smelly couches and all - from a master war roomer."
- The Hill Times
"Kinsella has crafted a handy little guide for politicos and non-politicos alike. Just keep it away from the kids."
- The Winnipeg Free Press
"... a great read ... full of fascinating stories..."
- John Moore, CFRB
"...I don't want to say [he's a] genius...but there's valuable insights here..."
- John Oakley, AM640
"I just got one copy, but I plan to get more!"
- John Wright, Ipsos, CFRB
"I do recommend [The War Room] to everyone."
- Charles Adler, Adler Online
"He's Canada's James Carville...a must-read...If you really want to win, you need this book!"
- Tommy Schnurmacher, CJAD
"A fascinating book...full of great stories."
- Ken Rockburn, CPAC
 
NATIONAL POST: LEVANT GUILTY OF HARASSMENT AND DISCRIMINATION
Monday, February 8, 2010, 09:39 PM
The [Law Society of Alberta] found Mr. Levant violated the following rules of professional conduct: to "respect and uphold the law in personal conduct," to "seek to improve the justice system," to not "act in a manner that might weaken public respect for the law," to be "courteous and candid," and to not "harass any person or discriminate against any person" on various prohibited grounds.
Mr. Levant confirmed the matter was dropped after he attended a "mandatory conduct advisory," known as a "fireside chat," with senior bencher Stephen G. Raby, QC.
A confidential letter signed by complaints manager Katherine A. Whitburn, dated last year, states that the senior lawyer would have to be satisfied Mr. Levant understands there is "a balance between freedom of speech and the obligations imposed on a lawyer... to maintain courtesy at all times," and that he "undertake to cease the publication of [his own or others'] opinions... that are discourteous."And I think there may be even more to come tomorrow!
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Sunday, February 7, 2010, 03:11 PM
...well, a side gig, anyway. I'm one of the columnists for the new Canadian edition of Campaigns and Elections magazine. More here:
The Canadian Editorial Advisory Board, in development, currently includes Canadian political notables Anie Perrault, John Capobianco, Robin Sears, and Don Guy. Included in the growing list of regular contributors will be Warren Kinsella, President of Daisy Consulting Group, who will provide readers with insight on the challenges and decision making during campaigns in his column titled “In the War Room,” as well as Brett Bell, Principal of Grassroots Online, who will enlighten readers about online campaigning and social media in modern politics with his column “Open Source.”I now expect all of you will run out and get a subscription. Or two or three. It's the gift that keeps on giving! UPDATE: The Globe notices.
LEVANT GUILTY OF VIOLATING LAWYER'S CODE OF CONDUCT
Friday, February 5, 2010, 11:25 PM
...the Post, typically, permits Ezra Himself to describe the offence and punishment, without bothering to make any other inquiries. Fine, fine journalistic standards. Next thing you know, they'll be letting a convicted fraud artist write columns from a prison cell! Anyway. The bottom line: Ezra Levant has been found guilty of violating the Code of Conduct for lawyers. More to come on this. Much.
POWER PLAY FEB. 3: WHAT THE HELL IS A "MURSE," ANYWAY?
Wednesday, February 3, 2010, 09:34 PM
 If you watch carefully, you will be able to see how Tim's party is able to control Brad's mouth.
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Wednesday, February 3, 2010, 09:55 AM
A couple of birdies tell me that Reform-Conservative spokesman Ezra Levant - who always professes to be so eager to face his detractors in court, and who is on an endless (and unaudited) fundraising campaign to pay for same - is frantically trying to delay, deny and/or generally put off a libel claim he is facing in an Ottawa courtroom. Gee, I wonder why?
RANT ABOUT THE SILLY COLUMN OF THE DAY
Wednesday, February 3, 2010, 09:30 AM
...and if Glen had shown up, Coyle et al. would have been tut-tutting about how "risky" it was, how it's "bad strategy," blah blah blah. You just can't win with some of these guys. I've gone toe-to-toe with Glen in debate - I'll let historians decide who won - and I can tell you, with no hesitation whatsoever, that this guy isn't afraid of debating anyone. Anyone. The last time TVO invited me on, I said no, too (principally because they defend playing host to avowed racists). The world didn't come to an end, as far as I am aware. Rant completed.
POLITICAL MEMO TO DANNY WILLIAMS
Wednesday, February 3, 2010, 09:07 AM
TO: Danny Williams, Premier
FROM: Warren Kinsella, Who Has Never, Ever Been A Fan
SUBJECT: Sage Political Advice, For Free Don't screw up on a slow news day, pal.  I can get away with anything! I'm Super Danny! Wooot! Wooot!
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Tuesday, February 2, 2010, 03:05 PM
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Monday, February 1, 2010, 03:40 PM
Liberals in dead heat with Tories, gaining in key battlegrounds: poll (Tories-Poll) Source: The Canadian Press
Feb 1, 2010 15:28
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests the political ground is shifting under the Conservatives, with the Liberals making gains in key areas.
The Canadian Press Harris-Decima survey shows a continuing dead heat between the two parties, at 32 per cent each.
But below the surface, the figures suggest the Liberals are well ahead in Quebec and have inched into the lead in vote-rich ridings around Toronto.
The Liberals also appear competitive in British Columbia and they're favoured by women voters.
The NDP is at 15 per cent, the Bloc at 10, and the Greens at nine.
The telephone poll of 2,000 people was taken Jan. 21-31 and has a margin of error of 2.2 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.
INDEX: NATIONAL POLITICS Update from the Good-Lord-I-Wish-I-Hadn't-Written-That File: Post editorial mocks "growing public uprisings." Wanna bet this one - and others, in which the conservative commentariat totally, totally dismissed the backlash against Harper's three-month-long vacation ( here and here and here and here) - won't now be submitted for an NNA?
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Monday, February 1, 2010, 08:52 AM
I'm sad to see him go. And my boys and I - who were listening to Metro Morning today, as we do every day as I drive them to school - missed the announcement of his retirement. He's been to Hell and back, so he certainly deserves a rest. But we'll miss Andy Barrie.
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DOWN FROM THE SHIMMERING SKY
Saturday, January 30, 2010, 08:22 AM
 So it's early, too early, at the rink. And the Globe's travel section, of all things, has a wonderful feature on Pacific Coast native art. Go figure. Anyone who knows me knows where this art ranks in the constellation of my life. It's like religion, but bigger. Here's the Globe feature. Above, a Stan Bevan photo of the sentinels of the Kitselas Canyon, near Terrace. (And here's a page on their raising.) Down from the shimmering sky: you have no idea.
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MARK IT ON YOUR CALENDAR, MAAAN
Friday, January 29, 2010, 01:11 PM
...the poster is amazing, but we're not actually Shit From Hell anymore. We're SFH. We decided to make ourselves an interactive geriatric punk combo, and let our millions of fans decide what to call us: Stigma Fetish Hesitation! Spontaneous Fire Harvest! Societal Foam Hunk! Sudden Felony Horse! Have fun! Mix and match! Most of all, attend! 
Friday, January 29, 2010, 07:24 AM
There has always been fierce competition for control of the public agenda. Governments, unions, NGOs and companies all want your attention so that they can sell you something - an idea, a thing, whatever. But the problem, of course, is that it has become a lot harder to do that. Folks have become savvier consumers of information; they are a lot more skeptical about what they see and hear. Along with that, Joe and Jane Frontporch are bombarded with hundreds of thousands of words and images every single day - what American writer David Shenk calls "data smog" - so they just tune it all out. It becomes noise, to them. So, if you have a message to communicate, how do you overcome all of that? How do you break through the noise? Ask the Yes Men.
HISTORICALLY-BAD AD PLACEMENTS
Thursday, January 28, 2010, 02:01 PM
Mr. Harper on "valuable tools." Sent in by a vigilant reader, Ben S.: 
POWER PLAY JAN. 27: I-PAD DEMONSTRATED ON-AIR!
Thursday, January 28, 2010, 08:58 AM
 Warren prepares to reveal his iPad prototype on-air -
from a secret location, so Brad and Tim can't steal it.
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