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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.

Heartbreak to hope: Northern MLA on $1.5 billion addictions plan

Column / Op-Ed

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“I’ve lost track of the number of times I’ve been phoned by police or the hospital to say, ‘Your son is in emergency.’” Mike Bernier BC Liberal Leader Kevin Falcon…

BC government cagey on LNG expansion, Eby cites climate targets

Column / Op-Ed

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Premier David Eby offered tepid support, at best, when asked if he had a preference on whether phase two of LNG Canada proceeds, says Rob Shaw. When news broke recently…

New Democrats ‘split personality’ on natural resources

Column / Op-Ed

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“It’s almost like this government’s ashamed of the natural resource sector.” Kevin Falcon B.C.’s New Democrat government spent the past week gingerly tiptoeing its way through the forestry file, trying…

Dawson Creek residents combat crime ‘crisis’

News Feature

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“We’re all law-abiding citizens who have had enough.” Tygh Lardner The eighth time thieves broke into his property, Dwaine Dilworth had had enough. He’d been running Glacier Mobile Glass in…