Rob Shaw: Political Capital

Keep up-to-date with the latest political, financial, and economic news in B.C. with CHEK correspondent Rob Shaw.

17 hours Rob Shaw: Poilievre says Eby should immediately end decriminalization pilot project Federal Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre says B.C. Premier David Eby should immediately end the province’s decriminalization pilot project, in the wake of testimony from B.C. police chiefs about a lack of power to intervene in public drug use.

2 days Rob Shaw: B.C. police chiefs say decriminalization has left them unable to respond to open drug use B.C.'s top police chiefs testified before MPs that the province's decriminalization experiment has left them unable to respond to rampant open drug use in public areas. Rob Shaw has more.

3 days Rob Shaw: B.C. signs agreement handing over title to Haida Gwaii The B.C. government and the Council of Haida Nation have signed an agreement officially recognizing Haida Gwaii's Aboriginal title, more than two decades after the nation launched a legal action seeking formal recognition.

1 week Rob Shaw: B.C. moves to ban anti-SOGI protests outside schools New legislation introduced Wednesday will create anti-protest bubble zones outside schools to protect students, parents and staff. Rob Shaw has more.

1 week Rob Shaw: B.C. government hit by two downgrades to its credit rating The B.C. government was hit by two downgrades to its credit rating Tuesday, as financial agencies expressed alarm at the record deficit and debt levels in the NDP's latest provincial budget. Rob Shaw has more.

1 week B.C. under fire after accounting firm accused of conflict in running grant Rob Shaw has more.

2 weeks Rob Shaw: B.C. government targets ‘profiteers’ with legislation to bring in flipping tax British Columbia has tabled legislation to enact the home-flipping tax, charging 20 per cent to those who sell their home within the first year. Rob Shaw has more.

2 weeks Rob Shaw: B.C. to ban some ‘personal use’ evictions, stop rent increases over new children The British Columbia government is making changes to rental laws, stopping bad-faith evictions, protecting families who add a child and helping landlords who have problematic tenants. Rob Shaw has more.

3 weeks BC Conservatives fire Oceanside-Ladysmith physician candidate The BC Conservative party has dismissed a doctor it recruited to be a Mid-Island candidate after it emerged he held extremist views on COVID-19 vaccines. Rob Shaw has more.

3 weeks Rob Shaw: New B.C. bail stats highlight revolving door justice system B.C.'s attorney general says she hopes new federal changes will improve bail statistics from the prosecution service, which show few violent offenders are being held in custody even when prosecutors request it. Rob Shaw has more.

4 weeks Rob Shaw: Premier defends housing policies as poll show people dissatisfied Premier David Eby says it will take more time to make a dent in housing affordability, despite a new poll showing 78 per cent of people surveyed think he's doing a poor job on housing affordability. Rob Shaw has more.

1 month Rob Shaw: B.C. offers aid to farmers in advance of drought season Premier David Eby put up $80 million in water infrastructure aid to help farmers in advance of what's expected to be a difficult season. Rob Shaw has more.