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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.

Northern BC United MLA Coralee Oakes ‘excited’ to run as Independent

Column / Op-Ed

Written By Rob Shaw
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When BC United pulled the rug out from underneath her recently, Cariboo North MLA Coralee Oakes thought: I’ll have to quit. The BC Conservatives didn’t come calling to recruit her,…

Former BC United MLAs will buck the odds and run as Independents

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Written By Rob Shaw
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A trio of former BC United MLAs is hoping to buck historical trends and spark a new wave of elected independents in the legislature. Peace River North MLA Dan Danies,…

‘Blindsided’ Peace River MLA won’t abandon riding despite party collapse

Column / Op-Ed

Written By Rob Shaw
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One of Northern B.C.’s most well-known MLAs says he won’t go down without a fight in the upcoming election, even after the spectacular implosion of his party. Peace River South…

Provincial aid package for Okanagan growers too little, too late

Column / Op-Ed

Written By Rob Shaw
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If the BC NDP’s new aid package for apple farmers was an actual apple, it’d be a bruised, shrivelled-up, tiny red Spartan, full of holes and hanging limply off the…