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.

Political Capital 180 - BC Ferries and China, new OneBC party, tech and polling
Jun 13, 2025 – 43:13
Political Capital 179 - Pipeline politics, special advisors galore!
Jun 7, 2025 – 49:35
#178 - May 30, 2025 - Spring session ends, Bill 15, blur-gate
May 30, 2025 – 47:53
Political Capital 177 - Michael Bryant fired, Western Premiers' Conference, Bill 15
May 24, 2025 – 47:35
Political Capital 176 - Carney v Trump, Bill 15, pipeline politics
May 10, 2025 – 37:16
Political Capital 175 - Election analysis, BC mental health tragedy, missed climate targets
May 3, 2025 – 37:47
#174 - April 25, 2025 - Federal Election 2025: BC Breakdown
Apr 25, 2025 – 45:33
Political Capital 173 - Fed Elxn Campaign, CentreBC, fudge-it Budget
Apr 11, 2025 – 35:33
#172 - Carbon Tax, Bill 7, Fed Elxn, Centre BC, Penny Ballem
Apr 4, 2025 – 38:59
Political Capital 171 - BC's sweeping new tariff legislation, Conservative dissent, carbon tax and involuntary care
Mar 15, 2025 – 43:13
Political Capital 170 - BC's tepid budget, Eby counters Trump, Conservatives implode
Mar 8, 2025 – 22:43
Political Capital 169 - Trump hits BC budget, BC Conservatives infighting, free votes and Opposition successes
Mar 1, 2025 – 55:00
Political Capital 168 - Safe supply, throne speech and first week of legislative session
Feb 22, 2025 – 48:10
Political Capital 167 - Eby visits White House, NDP cancels grocery rebate, lookahead to legislative session
Feb 15, 2025 – 47:44
Political Capital 166 - Trump, new safe supply concerns, BC United leadership
Feb 8, 2025 – 34:52
Political Capital 165 - BC's evolving response to Trump + Green leader Sonia Furstenau resigns
Feb 1, 2025 – 29:51
Political Capital 164 - Donald Trump, resource development & public sector contract negotiations
Jan 25, 2025 – 33:03
Political Capital 163 - Donald Trump sideswipes B.C. politics
Jan 18, 2025 – 41:31
Political Capital 162 - NDP-Green deal, BC's growing deficit, federal implosion
Dec 21, 2024 – 38:59
Political Capital 161 - BC's top political stories in 2024
Dec 13, 2024 – 33:40
Political Capital 160 - Frightening stranger attacks raise political pressure, plus BC Conservative infighting
Dec 7, 2024 – 34:27
Political Capital 159 - How BC is responding to Donald Trump's tariff threats
Nov 30, 2024 – 01:04:55
Political Capital 158 - BC's new cabinet + Conservative shadow cabinet
Nov 23, 2024 – 51:55
Political Capital 157 - A tribute to John Horgan
Nov 16, 2024 – 51:31
Political Capital 156 - Elections BC ballot concerns, lessons from U.S. election
Nov 9, 2024 – 31:18
Political Capital 155 - NDP majority, Speaker talks, David Eby's "bright line" on cooperation
Nov 2, 2024 – 44:05
#154 - Post-election recounts, negotiations + power negotiations
Oct 25, 2024 – 22:25
#153 - BC Election Results and Analysis!
Oct 22, 2024 – 43:15
#152 - BC Election 2024 Recap: Who sucked harder?
Oct 17, 2024 – 41:08
#151 - Election debate, candidate controversy
Oct 11, 2024 – 43:36
Political Capital #150 - Elections platforms and populist promises
Oct 4, 2024 – 44:16
Political Capital #149 - Breaking down BC Election Week 1
Sep 27, 2024 – 41:39
Political Capital #148 - BC ELECTION BEGINS!
Sep 20, 2024 – 48:08
Political Capital #147 - David Eby flip flops on the carbon tax
Sep 13, 2024 – 48:31
#146 - Who's in and who's out in BC United/Conservative merger?
Sep 6, 2024 – 46:54
#145 - The implosion of BC United
Aug 30, 2024 – 50:45
#144 - Crazy Conservative candidate controversies continue, plus BC's huge deficit
Aug 25, 2024 – 40:15
#143 - BC United tax cut, NDP tree fruit aid, plus safe supply class action lawsuit
Aug 16, 2024 – 55:25
#143 - Vaccine mandate, TransLink cuts, and more
Jul 26, 2024 – 51:38
#142 - BC fights equalization formula, Conservatives unveil healthcare plans
Jul 20, 2024 – 24:24
#141 - Toxic drug report, NDP/Conservative tie poll, BC United/Green campaign resets
Jul 13, 2024 – 40:44
#140 - BC party fundraising, NDP retirements
Jul 6, 2024 – 55:14
#139 - BC NDP election launch, BC United/Conservatives pitch business community
Jun 21, 2024 – 37:33
#138 - BC United candidate controversy + Eby's equalization fight
Jun 15, 2024 – 36:38
#137 - Elenore Sturko defects to Conservatives, BC United child care plan
Jun 7, 2024 – 41:21
#136 - BC Conservatives pick up a United MLA, and eject a candidate
May 31, 2024 – 33:38
#135 - BC Conservatives reject BC United's non-compete offer
May 24, 2024 – 26:33
#134 - ICBC rebate, decriminalization, abortion
May 10, 2024 – 44:55
#133 - Decrim debate goes national, STR rules kick in, pipeline politics
May 3, 2024 – 22:54
#132 - Decrim backdown, premier vs social media companies
Apr 26, 2024 – 26:38