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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.

300 lose jobs with another BC mill closure; Canfor cites dwindling access…

Column / Op-Ed

Written By Rob Shaw
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“If the government doesn’t wake up to the extreme urgency of what’s going on, you will see one to two pulp mills shut every year.” —Joe Nemeth The abrupt closure…

Nearly $1B from Ottawa backstops BC mine expansions short on private investment

Column / Op-Ed

Written By Rob Shaw
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The sudden interest by politicians in B.C.’s mining sector is leading to a massive influx of taxpayer cash. But it’s not always clear what the public is getting for its…

New BC Conservative leader sends mixed messages with leadership appointments

Column / Op-Ed

Written By Rob Shaw
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There’s been a lot of head-scratching and confusion at the mixed messages sent by BC Conservative leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay in her first reorganization of caucus this week. On the one…

Consolidation of enforcement branches will merge six provincial agencies

News Feature

Written By Rob Shaw
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The B.C. government says its decision to consolidate numerous natural resource enforcement agencies into a single new office is partly a bid to encourage economic investment at a time Premier…