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Rob Shaw
Rob Shaw is the CHEK News legislative correspondent and political columnist/commentator for CBC, Glacier Media, Northern Beat and Political Capital. He is co-author of A Matter of Confidence.

Duelling political parties propose relief measures for small businesses

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There’s nothing like an election to get the blood flowing and the political promises moving. Such is the case when it comes to small business in the province. Several consequential…

Rob Shaw: Parsing the truth in a barrage of BC NDP political…

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New BC Conservative Leader Lorne Doerkson has spent the first week of the campaign trying to introduce himself to voters as a likeable, reasonable, premier-in-waiting. He’s made strides to get…

John Rustad has ‘no regrets,’ retiring from BC politics after giving ‘everything…

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“It’s the right thing to do.” —John Rustad John Rustad made headlines earlier this week when he publicly called on former Liberal premiers Gordon Campbell and Christy Clark to butt…

Kerry-Lynne Findlay targets critics of her leadership in midnight firing spree

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John Rustad was dead asleep Thursday night when his phone started buzzing. He woke up with a start, but didn’t get it in time. “A message came in,” he said.…