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Political Capital with Rob Shaw

Join CHEK News Political Correspondent Rob Shaw and a lively panel of guests for a weekly breakdown of all of the news in B.C. politics, with analysis and commentary that helps make sense of the latest stories in and around the B.C. legislature.

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43:33

#19 - Ottawa bails BC out on child care, Horgan gaffe...

Political Capital with Rob Shaw ·

2021/07/09

Trudeau delivers funding to supercharge BC’s $10-a-day child care promise. The premier commits another gaffe on heatwave deaths but does it matter? And NDP Constituencies could be behind picket lines soon after a strike vote. Rob Shaw is joined by Maclean Kay, Jillian Oliver, and Katy Merrifield to discuss all the latest in BC politics.

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44:24

#18 - BC rejects a new housing affordability report,...

Political Capital with Rob Shaw ·

2021/06/25

Canada's Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister is facing resignation calls for a racist text, BC's finance minister rejects major recommendations to cool the real estate market in a new expert report on housing affordability and election speculation in Ottawa reaches a fever pitch amid a growing number of scandals for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's party.Plus, we examine new BC Liberal leadership candidate Val Litwin, and look back in our callback segment to the "Clone Speech" of 2017 when

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56:04

#17 - Spring legislative session, premier's office...

Political Capital with Rob Shaw ·

2021/06/18

We review what was accomplished as the spring session of the B.C. legislature ends, kick around whether the rising budget of the premier's office is a big deal and dig into why the federal Green party is imploding and what it might mean for the upcoming federal election. In our podcast extras this week, we jump back into the time machine to June 2018 when Attorney General David Eby released the rules into the proportional representation referendum - did that kill PR on the spot, and what would B.C

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61:21

#16 - First Nations and old growth logging, U.S....

Political Capital with Rob Shaw ·

2021/06/11

Rob Shaw is joined by Katy Merrifield, Maclean Kay and Jillian Oliver to discuss all the latest in B.C. politics, as well as this week's Hot Take question: Should politicians ever cross the floor, or is that the political kiss of death? Our podcast extra topics cover a new B.C. Liberal postmortem into the 2020 election loss, and the launch of Michael Lee's B.C. Liberal leadership campaign. Plus Rob has a spicy hot take on the controversy over MLA Renee Merrifield's tabling of a petition by angry

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40:50

#15 - Residential schools, BC's new forestry plan and...

Political Capital with Rob Shaw ·

2021/06/04

Green MLA Adam Olsen delivers a powerful speech to the legislature on residential schools, our panel analyzes Premier John Horgan's new forestry plan and we explore why political parties won't cooperate to tackle the public health crisis on overdose deaths. Plus, a callback to a dramatic 24 hours in the house around Speaker Darryl Plecas in 2019. Host Rob Shaw is joined by Jillian Oliver and Maclean Kay this week.

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47:02

#14 - A deep dive into B.C.'s restart 2.0 plan, plus...

Political Capital with Rob Shaw ·

2021/05/28

How does B.C.'s long-awaited restart plan change the political landscape? Premier John Horgan is facing heavy pressure due to protests in his riding against old growth logging at Fairy Creek, so why isn't he responding? Plus a callback segment on the "rugby summit" between Horgan and Andrew Weaver in 2017 and how it set the stage for an NDP-Green power-sharing deal. Host Rob Shaw is joined by Jillian Oliver, Maclean Kay and special guest this week Marie Della Mattia.

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48:17

#13 - Kevin Falcon leadership, BC vaccine passports...

Political Capital with Rob Shaw ·

2021/05/21

Former finance minister Kevin Falcon launches his leadership bid with a giant target on his back, what should he do next? BC confirms its developing a vaccine passport but are the privacy concerns enough to derail the idea? And an angry Alaskan congressional delegation makes Premier John Horgan the villain as they pass legislation to bypass BC during cruise ship season - how did that get so out of control so quickly? Host Rob Shaw is joined by Jillian Oliver and Katy Merrifield to break down the

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41:50

#12 - B.C. hides COVID-19 data, Ottawa's confusion...

Political Capital with Rob Shaw ·

2021/05/07

B.C. is caught withholding vast amounts of COVID-19 data from the public - why would it do this? A federal advisory committee on vaccines embarrass itself by issuing confusing information on AstraZeneca vaccines. B.C. politicians debate whether to continue giving their own political parties a per-vote subsidy, and we break down the latest fundraising numbers. Rob Shaw debates the week in politics with panelists Maclean Kay and Katy Merrifield - (Jillian is returning next week).

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39:26

#11 - Sick pay delays, pop-up vaccine confusion and...

Political Capital with Rob Shaw ·

2021/04/30

What's taking the Horgan government so long to come up with a sick pay plan? How did health officials so badly bungle pop-up vaccine sites in Surrey? And will the province hit its deadline to clear tent cities in Vancouver and Victoria? Host Rob Shaw discusses the week in BC politics with Jillian Oliver, Katy Merrifield and Maclean Kay. Plus a discussion of money-laundering commission and a look back at the career of Health Minister Adrian Dix.

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51:07

#10 - Dr. Bonnie Henry

Political Capital with Rob Shaw ·

2021/04/23

Dr. Henry, B.C.'s provincial health officer, joins host Rob Shaw to talk about the pandemic, new travel restrictions, how Vancouver Island is performing in the pandemic, the delicate balance of public health orders and what it's like to be constantly second-guessed by armchair critics. Then, the weekly political panel of Maclean Kay, Jillian Oliver and Katy Merrifield convene to analyze the BC budget and the clumsy rollout of travel restrictions.

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50:48

#9 - BC's new throne speech is (deliberately?)...

Political Capital with Rob Shaw ·

2021/04/16

BC tries to walk a tightrope in its throne speech between a raging COVID-19 crisis and plotting a post-pandemic plan; a somber fifth anniversary for the province's other crisis, the public health emergency on overdose deaths; Vancouver's new mayoral candidates emerge 18 months before the election; and First Nations politics complicates the ongoing old growth logging protests at Fairy Creek but also gives government an out on a difficult file. Host Rob Shaw is joined by Maclean Kay, Jillian Oliver

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56:08

#8 - Those dang youths not following COVID...

Political Capital with Rob Shaw ·

2021/04/09

Premier John Horgan struggles to get out from under criticism for blaming young people about COVID-19 spread two weeks later, the BC Greens propose a sweeping three-week lockdown, restaurants get a partial bailout, Gavin Dew enters the BC Liberal leadership race and the money-laundering public inquiry calls a former premier to testify. Host Rob Shaw is joined by Katy Merrifield, Maclean Kay and Jilian Oliver to discuss all the news in BC politics.

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52:12

#7 - Homelessness, expensive toilets and advice to...

Political Capital with Rob Shaw ·

2021/03/26

BC's new aggressive stance on housing and homelessness, questions swirl around Vancouver's $645,000 toilet, and our panel gives BC's political parties some advice as they hit the half-way mark of the spring legislative session. Plus, what should the BC government do if anything to salvage its relationship with Alaska on cruise ships? Rob Shaw and panelists Katy Merrifield, Jillian Oliver and Maclean Kay break down the latest news in B.C. politics.

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49:03

#6 - BC picks essential workers for vaccines, hikes...

Political Capital with Rob Shaw ·

2021/03/19

BC decides who is 'essential' enough for an early vaccine, the largest hike to assistance rates in history falls flat and the case of David Eby VS the City of Penticton highlights challenges in the housing/homeless file.

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44:56

#5 - Vaccination call-centre collapse, the ups and...

Political Capital with Rob Shaw ·

2021/03/12

What should the public make about a wild week of ups and downs on BC's pandemic response? Rob, Katy, Jillian, and Maclean break it all down, including how the government created a villain in Telus to blame for the problems. As well, the BC Greens manage to pause a government firearm bill with concerns about First Nations consultation, and the Greens continue to raise important questions about mental health treatment.

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46:05

#4 - BC’s new vaccine rollout plan, pandemic...

Political Capital with Rob Shaw ·

2021/03/05

Rob, Katy, Jillian and Maclean tackle BC’s changes to its vaccine rollout strategy, the difficult line politicians have to walk in pandemic politics at the legislature, why a new renters’ bill is smart politics, ICBC reforms getting shot down by court, and a new report into the horrendous misogyny facing female politicians and staff across party lines.

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43:04

#3 - Site C gets approved (again), the legislature is...

Political Capital with Rob Shaw ·

2021/02/27

Premier John Horgan doubles down on the Site C dam with a controversial decision to approve a new $16 billion budget, but did he have any other choice? Rob Shaw and the political panel of Maclean Kay, Katy Merrifield and Jillian Oliver debate dam politics, the return of the legislature, housing prices and an online social media campaign by the province for mental health bingo that went horribly wrong.

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58:01

#2 - BC loses to churches in court, Site C, and the...

Political Capital with Rob Shaw ·

2021/02/19

B.C. gets dealt a major blow in its pandemic enforcement with an interesting court ruling in favour of churches. Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson resigns (again), and the biggest, most expensive scandal nobody is talking about - the troubled Site C dam. Host Rob Shaw discusses the latest BC political news with Jillian Oliver, Maclean Kay and Katy Merrifield.

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44:55

#1 - Pandemic politics, ICBC and the overdose crisis.

Political Capital with Rob Shaw ·

2021/02/12

For our first show, host Rob Shaw is joined by Maclean Kay, Jillian Oliver and Katy Merrifield to discuss the government's response to COVID-19, ICBC's rebate program, the ongoing overdose crisis, the prospect of a snap federal election and a look back at the Wet'suwet'en protest on the Coastal Gaslink pipeline from a year ago and where we are now.

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0:35

Political Capital Preview

Political Capital with Rob Shaw ·

2021/02/10

An introduction from Rob.

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