October 15, I listened to Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett provide detailed assurance that, unlike budgets of numerous BC megaprojects that suffered runaway costs, the $7.9 billion Site C dam budget […]
Lies my energy minister told me
Let them die and decrease the surplus…
Paul Willcocks writes a blog with the perceptive eye of a skilled and experienced journalist and editor. I suspect Vaughn Palmer might even exclude Paul from his description. Nincompoops ranting in their […]
If you read anything this week, it should be Mair and Willcocks
I add to a piece from a few days ago because Rafe wrote what amounts to Part 2: “Why Rafe Mair is Cancelling his Sun, Province Subscriptions” This part I appreciate particularly: […]
We can help
As a journalist, Jody Paterson often wrote about Canadian children and families. Now, she and partner Paul Willcocks do humanitarian work in Honduras through Cuso International. One of their projects assists forty […]
"Vote for us, even if we’re crap…"
Until recently, Paul Willcocks of the blog Paying Attention was one of the truly fine journalists working at Postmedia newspapers. Unlike some electronic epistolarians, Paul offers a fair degree of respect to […]
Wingnut alert!
BC Liberals spokesment Keith “Fore!” Baldrey and Bill “That’s an old story” Good, with Mr. “I’ve Seen No Evidence” Palmer, said on Corus Radio that bloggers are anonymous “wingnuts” writing “things they don’t know.”
Has the game changed or merely the players?
Recently, I was amused by a certain radio news-talk host angrily sputtering in response to callers’ claims that he was partial and passive in political coverage. He replied that, in a very […]
Lifetime appointment starting at $250,000: a fine reward
Charlie Smith at the Georgia Straight wrote Craig James helps minimize sting of B.C. Liberal government’s HST loss: By releasing the numbers on a Friday in late August, James chose one of the […]
Trouble brewing in seniors’ care
This reprints an In-Sights article first published January 10, 2010. It deserves review because of the Granny Napping article published here April 4, 2011. I have already had a number of private […]
Dumbocracy
The BC Liberal Party claims almost 50,000 new members since its leadership race began with a total membership now approaching 90,000. Kevin Falcon’s camp accuses Christy Clark’s camp of bypassing membership sign-ups. […]
It is what it is
Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer’s Wednesday piece quoted from a leaked transcript of a September conference call involving the NDP’s provincial executive. The politicos were discussing recall strategy, among other things. No wonder […]
No retreat = certain defeat
Paul Willcocks at Paying Attention writes No room for retreat on HST. He applies his usual unemotional, logical mind to HST. He cuts through the misinformation, posturing and partisan rhetoric and says the […]
BC Liberal shame
There are a number of BC Liberal MLAs who should be feeling shame for their actions in the imposition of HST. They truly abdicated their duties as elected representatives. Paul Willcocks reports […]
Get over it
Paul Willcocks authors Paying Attention, an essential read in the blog world. He provides a delicious example of a newspaper employing one standard for political friends and another for opponents. National Post complained that […]
Building public consensus behind closed doors
May I suggest reading Paul Willcocks’ April 29 Times Colonist column: Moving past the politics of blind division. Paul says too many British Columbians choose not to talk about public policy; they […]
British Columbia blog scene
As Canwest Newspapers and television news faded from legitimacy, alternative news sources became vital for any reader aiming to be informed about politics. Voices from all parts of the spectrum are available […]
Words may lie, actions do not
Two BC journalists provide information in their blogs that demonstrate the ethics and humanity of the BC Liberal Party. From Paul Wilcocks, Paying Attention, Health care cuts for disabled cost us all: […]
Surprise, surprise
Jack Mintz, former head of the CD Howe Institute – Ontario’s version of the Fraser Institute – was hired by Gordon Campbell to consider the subject deeply and give an independent and […]
Verdict unanimous: guilty of deceit
The consensus is clear. Gordon Campbell, Colin Hansen and their Liberal colleagues based the 2009 election campaign and the two 2009 budgets on centrally crafted deceit. Both deserve no confidence and should […]
HST wound festers
In his blog Paying Attention, Paul Willcocks makes an interesting point about the impact of HST on ordinary citizens. The effect is larger than initially announced. Paul offers The six things you […]
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