The papers are reporting that Michael Daniher, spokesperson for Highlands has been replaced by the company. Nothing untoward about it, of course, according to Daniher in the article. (links attached: http://www.citizen.on.ca/news/2011-06-23/Local_News/Highland_retains_Daniher_in_advisory_role.html; )
While Daniher is being retained as an "advisor", the face of Highlands will now be Lindsay Broadhead, employee of an old PR firm called Hill & Knowlton.
Over the years H&K have been retained by such notable firms and organizations as Bank of Credit and Commerce International (money laundry problem)] the Church of Scientology,(a huge PR problem) Mazda Motor (putting the brakes on the bad publicity), Tobacco Industry Research Committee - (cough cough), the United States Catholic Conference (hmm) the US federal government, Wal Mart etc.
In fact in 1953, members of the tobacco industry hired the firm to help counteract then recent scientific findings that suggested cigarette smoking led to lung cancer. As a result “A Frank Statement” was released to nearly every major newspaper and magazine, which suggested that cigarettes had no verifiable links to cancer.(source: Wikipedia).
Things can't be good for Highlands if they have had to call out the big guns.
But to be fair to Daniher, other than his unholy alliance with Highlands, he seemed like a nice guy with a sense of humour. He had an impossible task-defending the indefensible and the stupid moves that Highlands was making almost on a daily basis.
Adios Michael-if you want to redeem yourself and do some charity work, you might want to volunteer for some grassroots organizations in Melancthon/Mulmur....just a thought.
Nice enough guy, crappy job. Mind you if you lie with dogs chances are...
ReplyDeleteCome on. Michael knows that what he does, although made legal by the very people he represents, is immoral. What's more reprehensible than that? Check out his "career". Not a nice guy. A major contributor to mayhem and catastrophe and an expert at it. He'll still be around.
ReplyDeleteNice guy indeed, he's a weasel amongst weasels. That's the risk one runs when sleeping with the enemy, the enemy is likely to roll over in the middle of the night and squash you. Highland has just brought in the mothers of all weasels. We're just going to have to show these Americans that despite our wretched government, this is not the wild west. If certain members of our government are not prepared to speak for the people, the people will speak for the government.
ReplyDeleteP.S. Isn't Michael a good buddy of Dalton M.? Birds of a feather and all that.
They can take out some Daniher and add a little Hill and Knowlton, it's still a giant pot of festering putrid stew....
ReplyDeleteSo instead of just "proving" with like real proof that this insane idea will work, they just hired someone else to spin it?
ReplyDeleteGood plan.