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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.

BC cattle ranchers join court battle against DRIPA

News Feature

Written By Rob Shaw
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“DRIPA is an example, unfortunately a massive example, of our government dropping the ball and not looking out for a public interest.” Tom Isaac B.C.’s cattle ranchers are joining the…

Heritage Act changes will hike uncertainty and Indigenous co-governing, say business groups

Column / Op-Ed

Written By Rob Shaw
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The B.C. government is heading for another showdown over the Heritage Conservation Act, after the latest revisions to the controversial law were soundly rejected by municipalities, the construction sector, developers…

Getting lit in the Pouce is no easy task

Column / Op-Ed

Written By Rob Shaw
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How many provincial bureaucrats, working how many years, does it take to install a light bulb on a highway in Pouce Coupe? It sounds like a bad joke. Which it…

Premier gets ‘blunt feedback’ he asks for from forestry sector

Column / Op-Ed

Written By Rob Shaw
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Stakeholders hear familiar commitment to fix the same problems Premier David Eby sought “blunt feedback” from the province’s forest sector in Vancouver this week, and boy did he get it. …