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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 United promise to cut carbon, fuel taxes a hit with rural…

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B.C.’s Opposition United struggled to get public attention this week for a promised cut to carbon and fuel taxes, but the party’s rural MLAs say its positions are already registering…

Sechelt mayor pitches solutions to tough audience in Victoria

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When Sechelt mayor John Henderson took office last November, one of his first tasks was to sign a local state of emergency order due to a shortage of drinking water.…

Lytton: 840 days, tens of millions spent on archeology, no homes built

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“It’s hard to believe a province could spend $30 to $40 million on a recovery process where we have not seen one house or one business rebuilt.” ––Jackie Tegart More…

A beautiful mind: Ellis Ross pushes through shifting landscape of memory loss

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“If people are thinking that I then became brilliant, and am now at genius levels, well, it didn’t happen.” –Ellis Ross Ellis Ross slides into the chair in his office…