Rob Shaw
Rob Shaw has spent more than 13 years covering B.C. politics, and is currently reporting at the legislature for CHEK News in Victoria. He was previously a legislative columnist and reporter at The Vancouver Sun, and a political reporter at the Victoria Times Colonist. Rob is the co-author of the national best-selling book A Matter of Confidence. He is also a weekly political commentator on CBC Radio’s All Points West and Radio West shows. He lives in Victoria.
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has asked his housing minister to…
Read moreOnce again, social media isn’t representative
BC’s Health Minister is shrugging off a new poll that…
Read moreMeet the New Year, same as the Old Year
British Columbians nervously waiting for their turn to get vaccinated,…
Read moreBetter late than never, but why late at all?
BC businesses forced to shut down due to new public…
Read moreOn an island
Amidst another extraordinary pandemic press conference, to address another unprecedented…
Read moreForestry Ministry’s deadline was DOA
BC’s plan to protect old growth forests from logging is…
Read morePenticton council does the right thing – through gritted teeth
It sounded like such a heartwarming turn of events: The…
Read morePolitical Capital 38 – 2021 in review; highs, lows, and meh.
The show ends 2021 with a blockbuster year-in-review, as the…
Read more‘A small town bureaucratic nightmare come to life.’
BC’s Ombudsperson is urging the province to set new guidelines…
Read moreThink locally, vaccinate globally
British Columbians are rightly anxious about the impact of COVID-19…
Read morePolitical Capital 37 – Disaster response, missed deadlines, FOI fight
BC is sharply criticized for slow disaster response by the…
Read morePolitical Capital 36 – Disaster response, sick pay, and more
The province attempts to do a better job preparing and…
Read morePolitical Capital 35 – When it rains, it pours
BC is hit by devastating flooding and landslides, how did…
Read moreDon’t run with the wrong crowd
Anti-vaxxers will still be allowed to protest inside BC’s new…
Read moreNo option except to claw back the clawback
BC’s abrupt changes to autism funding have thrown families into…
Read morePolitical Capital 34 – Forestry, decriminalization, and more
BC’s new old growth deferral plan picks up criticism from…
Read moreBC’s real estate reforms a cup of coffee, instead of much-needed sleep
BC has introduced new “cooling off” periods for home sales…
Read morePolitical Capital 33 – Premier’s health, climate plan 2.0, FOI fight
Premier John Horgan has revealed a personal health challenge –…
Read moreOn housing, one step forward – leaving dozens and dozens still to take
The BC government continues to tinker around the edges of…
Read moreInaction speaks louder than words
They say silence speaks volumes, and if that’s the case…
Read morePolitical Capital 32 – FOI fees backlash, two vax passports, and more
Premier John Horgan’s government finds itself accused of hypocrisy by…
Read moreWhen freedom of information is neither free nor informative
At first glance, the BC NDP government’s flimsy and at…
Read morePolitical Capital 31 – BC’s first mandatory vax, and the Gunn(s) of October
BC has started its first mandatory vaccine rule in the…
Read morePublic sector booming – or ballooning?
A record number of people are now working in Canada’s…
Read morePolitical Capital 30 – BC punts teacher vaccines to school districts, and week one of the fall session
BC is under fire for its decision to require 60…
Read moreOn school vaccine mandates, the NDP boldly decides to let someone else boldly decide
BC school trustees have never had an easy job, but…
Read morePolitical Capital 29 – Old growth logging, school masks and BC Liberal leadership debate
BC Supreme Court has tossed Premier John Horgan the hot…
Read moreMandatory, with an asterisk. Or two.
Frustrated parents in some of the province’s largest school districts…
Read morePolitical Capital 28 – Federal election winners and losers
The panel takes a deep dive into the federal election…
Read moreBC to follow Quebec’s lead, ban protests around hospitals and schools
BC is following Quebec’s lead to create a “bubble zone”…
Read moreBC’s tourism industry hopes government counters another Alaskan cold front
British Columbians who work in or rely upon the province’s…
Read moreGood to be lucky, and lucky to be good
Finance Minister Selina Robinson says the willingness of British Columbians…
Read morePolitical Capital 25— Vaccination protests and the overdose crisis
What should the BC government do in the face of…
Read morePolitical Capital 24- Mixed reviews for new mandatory mask and vaccine policies
BC’s mandatory mask and vaccine strategies draw mixed reactions, and…
Read moreFlipping awkward
Liberal leader Justin Trudeau’s marquee housing affordability platform was dealt…
Read moreSurprise! Mandatory masks are back.
Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry stunned most of the…
Read moreVaccine passports coming to BC
BC’s sweeping new rules on mandatory vaccines to enter restaurants,…
Read moreFishing for funding on (and under) the Fraser
The BC government is using the new federal election as…
Read morePolitical Capital 23 – Another federal election, plus Horgan’s holiday
We take a deep dive into the new federal election…
Read morePolitical Capital 22 – Good news/bad news on COVID-19, BC posts a $5.5 billion deficit, and more
BC takes one step forward in its fight against COVID-19…
Read moreDifferent region, different situation, different outbreak, different approach
A crackdown on COVID-19 cases in the central Okanagan is…
Read moreRed is the new black?
The B.C. government’s finances were sideswiped by the sudden emergence…
Read morePolitical Capital 21 – Wildfire emergency, a top NDP strategist retires, and more
BC is now in a state of emergency due to…
Read morePolitical Capital 20 – BC ambulance reforms, new safe drug supply, and more
BC tries to fix its beleaguered ambulance service but are…
Read moreFor some, a shot in the arm; for others, a kick in the teeth
The AstraZeneca vaccine is so precious in some countries right…
Read morePolitical Capital 19 – Child care, “fatalities are part of life,” and more
Trudeau delivers funding to supercharge BC’s $10-a-day child care promise,…
Read moreNew old-growth panel likely won’t become old news
The B.C. government’s selection of a new panel on old…
Read morePolitical Capital 17 – Spring legislative session, premier’s office budget, and more
We review what was accomplished as the spring session of…
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