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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.

Industry welcomes new mining ministry, calls for faster permitting

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Written By Rob Shaw
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B.C.’s mining community says it’s happy to see Premier David Eby create a new dedicated ministry for the sector, which could help government address the issue of sluggish provincial economic…

Horgan’s vision for rural working class resource sector a bygone NDP era

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Written By Rob Shaw
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The death of former premier John Horgan has brought about many glowing tributes to his time in office, and his success at leading the province. But his vision for a…

BC NDP treat resource development successes like dirty secrets

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Written By Rob Shaw
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New Democrats love to hate Site C even as their climate goals require all the electricity it will generate and more B.C.’s Site C dam mega project hit a major…

Premier Eby vows to only work with MLAs who hold acceptable views

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Written By Rob Shaw
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“We’re open to working with other MLAs, including from the Conservatives, as long as they meet our ‘bright-line test’ around the kind of province that we want.” ––David Eby Premier…