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Rob Shaw

Rob Shaw is a BC legislative journalist who writes for Glacier Media and reports for CHEK-TV.

Recent Work by Rob

Rob Shaw: NDP steps on a landmine with cut to sick kids support

Rob Shaw: NDP steps on a landmine with cut to sick kids support

Backlash forces reversal after province slashes funding for travel and housing support for families of critically ill children
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Rob Shaw: B.C. demands overhaul from Ottawa on repeat offenders

Rob Shaw: B.C. demands overhaul from Ottawa on repeat offenders

Attorney general pushing for stronger protections and sentencing tools
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Rob Shaw: Eby’s inner circle looking like a jobs program for BC NDP alumni

Rob Shaw: Eby’s inner circle looking like a jobs program for BC NDP alumni

George Heyman’s back, this time as a taxpayer-funded advisor on labour talks. The public only found out because his LinkedIn page changed.
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Rob Shaw: PHSA CEO still advising health minister despite full-time, $350K appointment

Rob Shaw: PHSA CEO still advising health minister despite full-time, $350K appointment

BC NDP says PHSA job needs Penny Ballem's full attention. So why is she still advising the minister?
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Rob Shaw: Carney sidesteps B.C. as Alberta, feds push for new West Coast pipeline

Rob Shaw: Carney sidesteps B.C. as Alberta, feds push for new West Coast pipeline

A new pipeline deal is forming and British Columbia is barely in the room
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Rob Shaw: Safe-supply leak shows just how broken B.C.’s whistleblower law is

Rob Shaw: Safe-supply leak shows just how broken B.C.’s whistleblower law is

A disclosure that forced a major policy reversal wouldn’t qualify for protection
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Rob Shaw: BC NDP forces through Bill 15, burning bridges along the way

Rob Shaw: BC NDP forces through Bill 15, burning bridges along the way

After gutting relationships with First Nations and municipalities, the party is left celebrating a costly win that may haunt it for years
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Rob Shaw: NDP digs into BC Liberal playbook for 'phantom savings' budget

Rob Shaw: NDP digs into BC Liberal playbook for 'phantom savings' budget

Finance Minister Brenda Bailey borrows from 2009-era accounting tactics to patch holes in a $10.9B deficit
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Rob Shaw: BC NDP playing divide and conquer with Indigenous, municipal allies

Rob Shaw: BC NDP playing divide and conquer with Indigenous, municipal allies

By sidelining the FNLC and UBCM, the B.C. government is undermining the very relationships it once championed
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Rob Shaw: BC NDP touts progress on safe supply drugs with no data to prove it

Rob Shaw: BC NDP touts progress on safe supply drugs with no data to prove it

The B.C. government promised to end offsite drug use but admits it has no central way to monitor compliance or track exemptions
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