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- Warren Kinsella should not be confused with Canadian author W. P. Kinsella.
J. Warren Kinsella, (born August 1960 in Montreal, Quebec), is a Toronto-based Canadian lawyer, author, musician, political consultant, lobbyist and commentator.
Education and Career History
After receiving a bachelor's degree in journalism from Carleton University, Kinsella worked as a reporter at the Ottawa Citizen newspaper. He subsequently earned a law degree from the University of Calgary and was a partner at the Bay Street law firm McMillan Binch. He left McMillan Binch in 2002 to work for the Toronto-based lobbying firm Navigator. In April 2006, Kinsella launched his own political consulting firm, the Daisy Consulting Group.
Politics
Kinsella worked as a staffer in opposition leader Jean Chrétien's office, as a strategy advisor in the Canadian federal Liberal Party's 1993 election campaign "task force", and as chief of staff to federal Public Works minister David Dingwall. In his book Kicking Ass in Canadian Politics, Kinsella describes how he cultivates the image of "Liberal attack dog", and the "James Carville" and "Prince of Darkness" of Canadian politics. Kinsella gained national exposure during the 2000 federal election when, acting on a plan devised by Liberal campaign staffer Sophie Galarneau, he appeared on television brandishing a toy Barney dinosaur to highlight Stockwell Day's creationist beliefs. Kinsella ran as a Liberal candidate in the 1997 federal election in the riding of North Vancouver and lost.
Kinsella was a vocal supporter of Prime Minister Jean Chrétien. He criticized the Paul Martin Liberal campaign several times in the 2004 federal election, and 2006 election.
While a practicing Roman Catholic, he is a member of the board of the Canada Israel Committee.
Writing
Kinsella is a best-selling author who has written five books: Unholy Alliances (Lester, 1992); Web of Hate (HarperCollins, 1994); Party Favours (HarperCollins, 1997); Kicking Ass in Canadian Politics (Random House, 2001); Fury's Hour: A (sort-of) Punk-Rock Manifesto (Random House, 2005). Kinsella is media columnist for the National Post. In late 2000, he established a weblog, "Latest Musings".
Involvement in Punk Music
In his youth, Kinsella was the bassist of the Canadian punk band, The Hot Nasties. In 2005, Kinsella wrote Fury's Hour: A (sort-of) Punk-Rock Manifesto (Random House, 2005), a history of the early days of punk. Kinsella interviewed many punk icons while researching the book including Hilly Kristal, Dee Dee Ramone, Ian MacKaye, Joe Strummer, Ari Up, Good Charlotte, and Blink 182. Recently, Kinsella wrote the song, Barney Rubble is My Double for The Evaporator's Ripple Rock album.
Personal
He is son of renowned physician Douglas Kinsella, founder of the National Council on Ethics in Human Research (NCEHR)]. Warren Kinsella has lived in many parts of Canada and in the United States and is now based in Toronto. He and his wife have four children. Kinsella is an alumnus of Bishop Carroll High School.
Legal action against bloggers
In 2004, Kinsella aroused controversy when he threatened legal action against Canadian bloggers who he alleged libelled him. The threatened lawsuits were eventually settled without litigation when most parties involved compromised. In January, 2006, he filed a statement of claim for $600,000 against blogger Mark Bourrie over a post by Bourrie regarding Kinsella's role in hiring Chuck Guite in the lead-up to the sponsorship scandal. Bourrie apologized without reservation] and paid $1000 of Kinsella's costs. Kinsella launched a suit against the same blogger in June, 2006. At that time, Bourrie filed a counter-claim against Kinsella, saying Kinsella broke their settlement agreement and libeled Bourrie on his web site.
References
- National Post (date of copyright unknown). Warren Kinsella leaving McMillan Binch for Navigator Ltd (Google Cache). Retrieved from Google Cache Apr 30, 2006.
- National Post, 2002. . Retrieved July 3, 2006
- Globe and Mail (2006). Warren Kinsella and Co. have launched Daisy Consulting Group. Retrieved July 2, 2006.
- Wells, Paul (2001-06-26). "Debunking the Cult of Warren". The National Post. p. A6.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - Canada-Israel Committee (2006). Board of Directors. Retrieved June 30, 2006.
- Warrenkinsella.com (2006). Latest Musings June 2006. Retrieved June 30, 2006.
- Punk History CanadaThe Hot Nasties Retrieved July 3, 2006.
- The Georgia Straight (2006). Retrieved July 3, 2006.
- Barrera, Jorge (2006-02-15). "'Prince of Darkness Sues Blogger". Ottawa Sun.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - Ottawa Watch (2006). Kinsella v. Bourrie (Google Cache). Retrieved from Google Cache June 30, 2006.
- Bourrie counter-suit. July 1, 2006
External links
- Warren Kinsella's website
- Daisy Consulting Group
- Audio interview with THECOMMENTARY.CA's Joseph Planta