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.
BC Budget: On childcare, the cavalry comes from Ottawa
The B.C. NDP government’s four-year-old election promise to create a…
Read morePolitical Capital 9 – Throne speech is (deliberately?) boring, logging protests, and the Other Health Crisis
BC tries to walk a tightrope in its throne speech…
Read more‘Boring, vague, and unobjectionable.’
As throne speeches go, B.C.’s latest was boring, vague and…
Read morePolitical Capital 8 – Premier struggles with blaming youth, Greens propose lockdown
Premier John Horgan struggles to get out from under criticism…
Read morePanic at the bistro
The B.C. government’s economic aid to struggling businesses during the…
Read moreInterest in money laundering inquiry about to spike
Business is about to pick up in B.C.’s public inquiry…
Read moreA tax on all their houses
Greater Victoria’s real estate market hit an inauspicious landmark this…
Read moreWrong message, worst time
B.C.’s new three-week closure of restaurants and gyms was always…
Read morePolitical Capital 7 – Housing, homelessness & a $645k outdoor toilet
We take a deep dive into BC’s new aggressive stance…
Read moreStreaming surcharge shift
British Columbians leaning heavily on their favourite Netflix shows or…
Read moreProvince to Victoria: we build this, you clear that
B.C. Housing Minister David Eby has been slowly unveiling the…
Read more‘The less quackery, the better.’
B.C.’s churches have tried, and failed, to sideswipe the credibility…
Read morePolitical Capital 6 – BC picks workers for vaccines, hikes assistances rates, and fights Penticton
How does a government decide who has an essential enough…
Read moreThou shalt not get clarity on ‘thou shalt nots’
The changes to relax B.C.’s outdoor gatherings for spring break…
Read morePolitical Capital 5 – Call-centre troubles, mental health questions
What should the public make about a wild week of…
Read moreTelus what happened
The botched rollout of the province’s vaccination scheduling system has…
Read moreWhat took you so long?
B.C.’s beleaguered small business grant program received its third overhaul…
Read morePolitical Capital 4 – Vaccine rollout, pandemic politics and misogyny in politics
Rob, Jillian, Katy and Maclean tackle BC’s changes to its…
Read morePolitical Capital 3 – Site C approved (again), the legislature returns, housing prices soar
Premier John Horgan doubles down on the Site C dam…
Read morePolitical Capital 2 – BC loses to churches in court, Site C, and BC Liberal leadership
B.C. gets dealt a major blow in its pandemic enforcement…
Read morePolitical Capital 1 – Pandemic politics, ICBC, and the overdose crisis
Host Rob Shaw is joined by Maclean Kay, Jillian Oliver,…
Read moreHow do you fail at giving away free money?
Only a government can fail at giving away free money….
Read moreTake your shot, Premier
Teachers, dentists, and essential service food distributors are just a…
Read moreRob Shaw: ICBC should reveal what’s under the hood
The B.C. government announced with much fanfare this week the…
Read moreShots, apps, and pandemic politics
Premier John Horgan has been playing nice with the federal…
Read moreBrushing off pleas to stop, Horgan won’t drop involuntary youth hospitalization bill
B.C.’s children’s watchdog has once again eviscerated a youth mental…
Read moreRob Shaw: Funding flip-flop might just fit
Premier John Horgan pulled off a major flip-flop when he…
Read moreIs the Speculation Tax working? Depends who you ask.
New data on B.C.’s speculation tax continues to fuel debate…
Read moreROB SHAW: New Year’s proved B.C. needs more flexible COVID-19 aid programs
B.C. restaurants remain frustrated with Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie…
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