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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.

Pay bump for paramedics a welcome Band-Aid

Column / Op-Ed

Written By Rob Shaw
Posted

An infusion of new money into B.C.’s beleaguered ambulance service may just be a Band-Aid solution to a larger problem, but those worried about service gaps in rural and remote…

Eby’s “hollow” leadership victory reaffirms need for Elections BC oversight

Column / Op-Ed

Written By Rob Shaw
Posted

The extraordinary self-own that was the BC NDP’s leadership contest has once again raised the question: Can’t parties do this any better? Does every leadership race have to devolve into…

Vancouver housing plan won’t fly for rural BC, says Eby

News Feature

Written By Rob Shaw
Posted

The leading candidate to be B.C.’s next premier says his recent tour of the province’s Northwest opened his eyes to the unique challenges of housing in the region. BC NDP…

Northern ridings spared in electoral boundaries review

News Feature

Written By Rob Shaw
Posted

Northern B.C. won’t lose any of its provincial ridings in the next election, after the region was spared the chopping block by an independent panel tasked with redrawing British Columbia’s…