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.
Political 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…
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…
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