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Rob Shaw: City leaders, police say B.C. drug policy is failing as street disorder worsens

One week after taking a victory lap on safer streets, the B.C. government is getting yanked back into reality by municipal councils and police...

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Eby vows to fix secret panel

Eby vows to fix secret panel

Premier David Eby is pledging to reform the rare drug approval system his government spent months defending as it denied life-extending medication to...

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Rob Shaw: From free IUDs to funded IVF, BC NDP delivering on reproductive health

Two new reproductive health programs in B.C. are not just popular, they’re positioning the province as a national leader in access and innovation....

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Rob Shaw: Eby vows to fix secret drug panel as B.C. pleads for experts with compassion

Premier David Eby is pledging to reform the rare drug approval system his government spent months defending as it denied life-extending medication to...

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Rob Shaw: Years of warnings ignored as U.S. slaps B.C. forestry with punishing new duties

B.C.’s forestry sector would have been brought to its knees Friday by new American duties on Canadian softwood lumber, if it wasn’t already flat...

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Rob Shaw: Stats only part of the story on B.C. health care and public safety

Health care and public safety are two of the top issues on the minds of British Columbians, but new statistics this week paint differing views of...

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Strike clouds gathering

Strike clouds gathering

The B.C. NDP government is facing the spectre of a late summer strike by the province’s largest public sector union, after negotiations crumbled....

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Rob Shaw: B.C. braces for worsening budget deficit amid economic warning signs

There’s still another month before the B.C. government’s next budget update, but new data indicates it could be a fiscal bloodbath for the NDP...

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Rob Shaw: Strike clouds gather over Victoria as BCGEU walks from talks

The B.C. NDP government is facing the spectre of a late summer strike by the province’s largest public sector union, after negotiations crumbled....

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Rob Shaw: Island Health's ER wait times highlight tech gaps in B.C. health care

When B.C.’s health minister promised online wait times for Vancouver Island hospitals earlier this spring, the reaction from many was: finally....

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Rob Shaw: Premier's cabinet refresh undone by a dying girl's suffering

Dogged by a series of unpopular decisions, and facing grumbling from within his own party, Premier David Eby attempted a reset of sorts Thursday. Not...

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Rob Shaw: NDP dodges accountability in B.C. woman's killing after provincial policies ignored

The B.C. government has been quick to point to shortcomings in the federal justice system, in response to the horrific case of a Kelowna mother...

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Public safety report

There are secret words to watch out for from politicians that can help you decode their true message. One of them is “intent.” Governments profess...

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Rob Shaw: NDP policy leaves dying B.C. girl depending on 'GoFundMe health care'

The family of Charleigh Pollock, a terminally ill ten-year-old from Langford, has turned to crowdfunding after the province cut off her life-extending...

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Rob Shaw: NDP tiptoes around safety recommendations in wake of Lapu-Lapu festival tragedy

There are secret words to watch out for from politicians that can help you decode their true message. One of them is “intent.” Governments profess...

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Rob Shaw: Eby pounces on new Trump threats to deflect from troubles at home

Premier David Eby wasted no time firing back at U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest tariff threat late Thursday, taking to social media almost...

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Rethink as EV sales stall

Once touted as a key part of fighting climate change, the provincial and federal governments are now eyeing whether to roll back electric vehicle...

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Rob Shaw: Poilievre slams BC Ferries deal as taxpayer-funded ‘slave labour’ in China

Ottawa should cancel its $1-billion loan for BC Ferries’ to buy new ships from the Chinese government, and help the B.C. government pull out of the...

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Rob Shaw: BC NDP doubles down on drug denial for dying girl

If you’re going to be the government that yanks medication from the hands of dying 10-year-old girl, if you’re going to watch her die a slow and...

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Rob Shaw: Seaspan tour leaves politicians fuming over BC Ferries deal with China

Politicians from different parties toured North Vancouver’s Seaspan shipyards recently, emerging with differing opinions about the ongoing scandal...

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Rob Shaw: NDP forced to rethink EV targets as policy catches up to reality

Once touted as a key part of fighting climate change, the provincial and federal governments are now eyeing whether to roll back electric vehicle...

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Rob Shaw: Supportive-housing safety on hold as B.C. launches yet another review

B.C.’s housing minister responded to more than a year of complaints by supportive housing providers this week by announcing a “review” of their...

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Rob Shaw: Eby changes tune as LNG becomes political lifeline

Thirteen years after B.C. politicians first started talking about it, actual liquefied natural gas was produced this week off the province’s north...

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Rob Shaw: A dying child deserves more than a B.C. politician passing the buck

The B.C. government’s decision to cut off medication for a terminally ill nine-year-old girl has ignited a firestorm of debate over the intersection...

26.06.2025 3

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Rob Shaw: Eby contorts his pipeline messaging once again

The torturous, winding position of the BC NDP government on a new oil pipeline has twisted yet again after Premier David Eby announced his government...

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Rob Shaw: Freeland 'dismayed' by BC Ferries deal with China

A new layer of uncertainty has been added to BC Ferries’ deal with China, after an angry federal transport minister lashed out at the ferry...

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Rob Shaw: BC NDP turns legal firepower on multinationals tied to opioid crisis

B.C.’s attorney general continues to flex the province’s legal muscle against companies not typically held accountable for their harms, this time...

22.06.2025 3

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Rob Shaw: By Eby's logic, Putin has a shot at next BC Ferries deal

It’s a good thing Russia didn’t table a low-ball bid for the next round of BC Ferries ships. Because the province might well be shaking hands with...

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Rob Shaw: B.C. eyes new rules to rein in municipal mayhem

B.C.’s housing minister says he’s fed up with squabbling municipal councils, and will bring in changes to provincial oversight of dysfunctional...

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Rob Shaw: BC NDP slams own premier over China ferries deal

The B.C. New Democratic Party rebuked its own leader and government over the weekend for allowing the taxpayer-owned BC Ferries corporation to...

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Rob Shaw: B.C. seeking federal muscle for online harm enforcement

British Columbia is urging the federal government to resurrect a controversial law to regulate social media companies for the harms they cause, saying...

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Rob Shaw: BC Ferries sails off with China as NDP flies buy-local flag

The B.C. government’s elbows-up, Canada-first, buy-B.C. policy is about to undergo its first serious stress test, with news Tuesday that BC Ferries...

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

What’s the worst possible program a government could cut? One that would cause most people to shake their heads at the mere mention of the idea? One...

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

Canada’s premiers were mulling over their joint communique last week, when B.C. Attorney General Niki Sharma made an impassioned pitch to go...

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

B.C.’s economy may be stalled, but there’s one definite growth sector of employment: Special advisors to Premier David Eby and his government. The...

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National interest projects

B.C.’s foot-dragging, fence-sitting position on new oil pipelines collided face-first with reality this week at a first ministers meeting in...

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

Is being the CEO of a British Columbia health authority a part time job? Or do taxpayers expect that person to dedicate their full attention to one...

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

B.C.’s foot-dragging, fence-sitting position on new oil pipelines collided face-first with reality this week at a first ministers meeting in...

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

You’d think it would be a great timing for B.C. MLAs to start a review of the province’s whistleblower protection law, just two weeks after a...

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

B.C. New Democrats twisted every arm, deployed every trick and burnt every bridge possible in order to get Bill 15 passed in the final hours of the...

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B.C budget cuts

It’s a case of the “phantom savings.” That’s what the Opposition is calling $300 million in internal cuts the B.C. government claims are in...

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

It’s a case of the “phantom savings.” That’s what the Opposition is calling $300 million in internal cuts the B.C. government claims are in...

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

Divide and conquer. It’s the new strategy the BC NDP government is deploying against what used to be two major allies: The First Nations Leadership...

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

The B.C. government does not know how many people are using unwitnessed safe supply drugs, three months after promising to end the practice to reduce...

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Rob Shaw: Eby plays pipeline diplomat for Alberta, then drops the act

Is the BC NDP government willing to consider a new oil pipeline to the West Coast as part of Canada’s national economic response to American...

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Rob Shaw: BC NDP's Downtown Eastside reset flames out on the launchpad

From the moment Michael Bryant’s appointment as Downtown Eastside ‘czar’ became public, it seemed clear the BC NDP government had made a...

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Rob Shaw: Post-election Eby shaping up to be a different kind of premier

After a tumultuous couple of months here at home, Premier David Eby will head to Yellowknife this week for the kind of event he typically excels at...

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Rob Shaw: B.C. won’t put police in hospitals, despite violence and attacks

A man wielding a knife chased a group of nurses down a hallway at Burnaby General Hospital last week, part of a disturbing trend in health-care...

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Rob Shaw: B.C. considers vehicle levy to help fund Translink

B.C. has left the option of a vehicle levy to fund TransLink on the table, despite contradictory comments last week that it may be disallowed. Premier...

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Rob Shaw: BC NDP’s nurse recruitment push ignores the crisis on the ground

The B.C. government is embarking on a glossy new marketing campaign to try and lure away American nurses to come work in our provincial hospitals. It...

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