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In October, Loblaw announced a price freeze on one of its in-store brands through a letter from Loblaw Companies chair and president Galen Weston. The promotion ended on Jan. 31. (Shutterstock)

February 23, 2023

Loblaw’s PR response to consumer criticism shows it prioritizes profit over people

Dan Guadagnolo, University of Toronto

Galen Weston’s brand as a spokesperson might be friendly and affable, but his organization’s pricing strategies are anything but.

A mourner in Calgary places flowers at a memorial for a Cargill worker who died from COVID-19. A PR campaign that alleged workers would rather collect government assistance than work failed to mention their employment in industries hit hard by COVID-19. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

August 11, 2020

Public relations is bad news

Dan Guadagnolo, University of Toronto

Public relations is a form of manipulation, used to shift public opinion. It is expressly designed to benefit the organization wielding it, something we’d be wise to remember during the pandemic.

Doug Ford speaks during a campaign stop in Niagara Falls, Ont., in May 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tara Walton

April 30, 2019

What Doug Ford could learn from Wisconsin about higher education

Dan Guadagnolo, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Citizens of Wisconsin were widely opposed to former governor Scott Walker’s attempts to make higher education serve the business community. Doug Ford and Ontario citizens should take note.

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