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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.

Ag minister takes on BC liquor and cannabis files

Column / Op-Ed

Written By Rob Shaw
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Meet B.C.’s minister of buds, suds and spuds. You already know her, but it’s a new title that might stick, after veteran Agriculture Minister Lana Popham was quietly given responsibility…

Province covers surprise cuts after Feds pull safe supply funding

Column / Op-Ed

Written By Rob Shaw
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“If you are in the midst of an emergency as we are, and had true evidence a program was working… you wouldn’t stop funding [it].” –Elenore Sturko The B.C. government…

Critics call for agricultural reforms, citing high costs, unused land

Column / Op-Ed

Written By Rob Shaw
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“I see this as a gross mismanagement of one of the biggest investments we ever made.” –Lenore Newman B.C.’s farming community is being hit by a double whammy — low…

Kelowna woman murdered hours after violent offender is released

Column / Op-Ed

Written By Rob Shaw
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“It is one of the worst cases of a failure of the justice system that I’ve ever seen.” –Elenore Sturko The horrific murder of a woman in broad daylight on…