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.
When 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…
Read moreTodd Stone endorses Kevin Falcon for BC Liberal leader
BC Liberal leadership candidate Kevin Falcon has picked up his…
Read morePolitical Capital 16 – First Nations and old-growth logging, a new U.S. cruise ship bill, and more
Rob Shaw is joined by Katy Merrifield, Maclean Kay, and…
Read moreCruising for a bruising
British Columbia’s worst fears were realized Thursday when a U.S….
Read moreThe politics – and complex math – of child care
Premier John Horgan has scored major points with voters by…
Read moreOn access to information and government FOIbles
B.C.’s Freedom of Information system continues to be hobbled by…
Read morePolitical Capital 15 – Residential schools, BC’s new forestry plan, and the overdose crisis
Green MLA Adam Olsen delivers a powerful speech to the…
Read moreWhen the ‘unimaginable’ is all too imaginable
Politicians across the country lined up Monday to express shock…
Read morePolitical Capital 14 – BC’s restart plan, old growth protests and more
How does B.C.’s long-awaited restart plan change the political landscape?…
Read moreControl-Alt-Delete: BC restarts
British Columbians breathed a sigh of relief Tuesday with the…
Read moreKevin Falcon, in his own words
BC Liberal leadership contender Kevin Falcon surged to the front…
Read morePolitical Capital 13 – Kevin Falcon leadership bid, BC vaccine passports, and more
Former finance minister Kevin Falcon launches his leadership bid with…
Read moreNine months of slings and arrows
Former finance minister Kevin Falcon pulled off a slick and…
Read moreBridge to nowhere; cross it when we get there
Premier John Horgan unveiled his government’s long-awaited paid sick leave…
Read morePolitical Capital 12 – BC hides COVID-19 data, Ottawa confuses vaccines, and whither public funding?
B.C. is caught withholding vast amounts of COVID-19 data from…
Read moreNeed to know
News that the B.C. government has been deliberately withholding much-sought-after…
Read morePolitical Capital 10 – Sick pay delays, pop-up confusion, and tent city deadline
What’s taking the Horgan government so long to come up…
Read moreDo not pass Go. (Unless you want to, I guess? Nobody’s stopping you.)
B.C. is halfway through its second week of tough new…
Read more‘Like a jar of honey for hungry bears’
B.C.’s latest provincial budget was an tepid plan that managed…
Read moreBC 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…
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