Political Capital with Rob Shaw

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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.

Episode Date
NDP plan caucus and strategy retreats | Political Capital Daily
Jun 08, 2026
KLF's first week as leader | Political Capital
Jun 05, 2026
MLA Jordan Kealy criminally charged | Political Capital Daily
Jun 05, 2026
Canada's new AI strategy | Political Capital Daily
Jun 04, 2026
B.C. MAGA regional manager | Political Capital Daily
Jun 03, 2026
BC has a new anti-racism plan | Political Capital Daily
Jun 02, 2026
BC mines Ottawa for support | Political Capital Daily
Jun 01, 2026
Special Edition - BC Conservative Results!
May 31, 2026
Spring session wrap, Halford out as leader | Political Capital
May 29, 2026
10 LONG/MORE YEARS! | Political Capital Daily
May 29, 2026
Warning labels on BC alcohol? | Political Capital Daily
May 28, 2026
BC LNG heading to Germany | Political Capital Daily
May 27, 2026
Eby slams Alberta separatism | Political Capital Daily
May 26, 2026
A tense Western Premiers' Conference | Political Capital Daily
May 25, 2026
May 22, 2026 - Pipelines, dams and energy | Political Capital
May 22, 2026
Site C becomes John Horgan Dam | Political Capital Daily
May 22, 2026
Carney v Eby | Political Capital Daily
May 21, 2026
A BC MLA gets thrown out of the house! | Political Capital Daily
May 20, 2026
The legislature returns! | Political Capital Daily
May 19, 2026
Dallas Brodie recall campaign, BC nurses strike and BC Conservative leadership candidate controversy | Political Capital
May 16, 2026
The anonymous campaign to recall Dallas Brodie | Political Capital Daily
May 15, 2026
BC cries foul on unfair Alberta carbon price | Political Capital Daily
May 14, 2026
Everything Is Coming Up Milhouse | Political Capital Daily
May 13, 2026
BC gets its first major AI data centre | Political Capital Daily
May 12, 2026
Findlay Targets Milobar’s Family | Political Capital Daily
May 11, 2026
NDP approval numbers drop, DRIPA drama in Ottawa, FOI fight fest | Political Capital
May 08, 2026
Ottawa picks up BC's private property fight | Political Capital Daily
May 08, 2026
All-Night #BCleg FOI Fight Fest | Political Capital Daily
May 07, 2026
Kennedy Stewart = Wrong Again | Political Capital Daily
May 06, 2026
Angry Eby slams Ottawa on missing softwood aid | Political Capital Daily
May 05, 2026
Carney breaks silence on Cowichan — and backs property rights | Political Capital Daily
May 04, 2026
May 1, 2026 - Soccer gets kicked around BC's political arena | Political Capital
May 01, 2026
April 24, 2026 - DRIPA V6.0, majority peril, booze ban and Nazis | Political Capital
Apr 24, 2026
April 17, 2026 - DRIPA confidence climbdown, BC Conservative snap elxn controversy and gas pricing | Political Capital
Apr 17, 2026
April 10, 2026 - DRIPA, US coffee truck, Fire Rustad website, and Conservative debate | Political Capital
Apr 10, 2026
March 27, 2026 - A BC MLA faces criminal charges, should he resign?| Political Capital
Mar 28, 2026
Political Capital - B.C.'s credit and approval ratings take a tumble + Bhangu endorses Elliott + new political plays of the week
Mar 20, 2026
Political Capital - March 13, 2026 - Aboriginal title on appraisals + new polling +HOODIE-GATE?!
Mar 13, 2026
Political Capital - March 6, 2026 - Premier David Eby STOPS TIME (sort of) + Musqueam controversy + BC Conservative final 9 candidates
Mar 07, 2026
Political Capital - Feb. 27, 2026 - Premier vs OpenAI; Businesses vs PST
Feb 28, 2026
Political Capital - Feb. 20, 2026 - BC budget bellyflop
Feb 20, 2026
Political Capital - Feb. 13, 2026 - Tumbler Ridge tragedy, throne speech, CARGA, budget
Feb 14, 2026
Political Capital - Feb. 6, 2026 - Rustad Returns?! Spring session, extortion crisis, EV mandate, forestry report
Feb 07, 2026
Political Capital - Jan. 30, 2026 - Treason! "Evil" Jimmy Pattison + more
Jan 31, 2026
Political Capital 201 - Heritage Conservation Act, Natural Resources Forum, BC Conservative leadership rules
Jan 24, 2026
Political Capital 200 - BC drops decrim, new BC Cons leadership candidates, and PM's deal with China
Jan 17, 2026
Political Capital 199 - Bold predictions for 2026 in BC politics
Jan 10, 2026
Political Capital 198 - Premier's "lines in the sand" on reconciliation, Conservative rebounding after Rustad departure
Dec 12, 2025
Political Capital 197 - John Rustad forced out as BC Conservative leader
Dec 06, 2025
Political Capital 196 - Oil pipeline-palooza
Nov 29, 2025
Political Capital 195 - BC's new jobs plan, EV mandate stalled, BC Green's fight oligarchs
Nov 22, 2025
Political Capital 194 - BC on PM's major projects list, UBCM urges pause to heritage changes and BC NDP convention
Nov 14, 2025
POLITICAL CAPITAL 193 - Political summits galore - forestry, First Nations and more
Nov 08, 2025
Political Capital 192 - Premier mulls early election, BCGEU deal, Cowichan Nation fallout, BC anti-tariff ads
Nov 01, 2025
Political Capital 191 - Rustad leadership woes, Cowichan court case, OneBC and driver licence changes
Oct 24, 2025
Political Capital 190 - Fall session, BC Conservatives crumbling
Oct 11, 2025
Political Capital 189 - Alberta pipeline, Conservatives fire staffer, DTES advisor, fall session preview
Oct 04, 2025
Political Capital 188 - LIVE at UBCM
Sep 27, 2025
Political Capital 187 - BC's record deficit, Rustad on the ropes, Cowichan Tribes court ruling
Sep 20, 2025
Political Capital 186 - Premier's approval falls, temporary foreign workers, major projects, BCGEU strike and BC Green leadership race
Sep 13, 2025
Political Capital 185 - Top BC political stories so far in 2025
Jul 26, 2025
Political Capital 184 - BC restores drugs for dying girl, cabinet shuffle
Jul 18, 2025
Political Capital 183 - Trump tariffs sideswipe BC politics again, BC Greens, BC Ferries
Jul 12, 2025
Political Capital 182 - BC Green leadership race, EV mandates, supportive housing review
Jul 05, 2025
Political Capital 181 - BC Conservative drama; BC pulls medication from dying girl, BC Ferries fallout continues and natural resources.
Jun 28, 2025
Political Capital 180 - BC Ferries and China, new OneBC party, tech and polling
Jun 13, 2025
Political Capital 179 - Pipeline politics, special advisors galore!
Jun 07, 2025
#178 - May 30, 2025 - Spring session ends, Bill 15, blur-gate
May 30, 2025
Political Capital 177 - Michael Bryant fired, Western Premiers' Conference, Bill 15
May 24, 2025
Political Capital 176 - Carney v Trump, Bill 15, pipeline politics
May 10, 2025
Political Capital 175 - Election analysis, BC mental health tragedy, missed climate targets
May 03, 2025
#174 - April 25, 2025 - Federal Election 2025: BC Breakdown
Apr 25, 2025
Political Capital 173 - Fed Elxn Campaign, CentreBC, fudge-it Budget
Apr 11, 2025
#172 - Carbon Tax, Bill 7, Fed Elxn, Centre BC, Penny Ballem
Apr 04, 2025
Political Capital 171 - BC's sweeping new tariff legislation, Conservative dissent, carbon tax and involuntary care
Mar 15, 2025
Political Capital 170 - BC's tepid budget, Eby counters Trump, Conservatives implode
Mar 08, 2025
Political Capital 169 - Trump hits BC budget, BC Conservatives infighting, free votes and Opposition successes
Mar 01, 2025
Political Capital 168 - Safe supply, throne speech and first week of legislative session
Feb 22, 2025
Political Capital 167 - Eby visits White House, NDP cancels grocery rebate, lookahead to legislative session
Feb 15, 2025
Political Capital 166 - Trump, new safe supply concerns, BC United leadership
Feb 08, 2025
Political Capital 165 - BC's evolving response to Trump + Green leader Sonia Furstenau resigns
Feb 01, 2025
Political Capital 164 - Donald Trump, resource development & public sector contract negotiations
Jan 25, 2025
Political Capital 163 - Donald Trump sideswipes B.C. politics
Jan 18, 2025
Political Capital 162 - NDP-Green deal, BC's growing deficit, federal implosion
Dec 21, 2024
Political Capital 161 - BC's top political stories in 2024
Dec 13, 2024
Political Capital 160 - Frightening stranger attacks raise political pressure, plus BC Conservative infighting
Dec 07, 2024
Political Capital 159 - How BC is responding to Donald Trump's tariff threats
Nov 30, 2024
Political Capital 158 - BC's new cabinet + Conservative shadow cabinet
Nov 23, 2024
Political Capital 157 - A tribute to John Horgan
Nov 16, 2024
Political Capital 156 - Elections BC ballot concerns, lessons from U.S. election
Nov 09, 2024
Political Capital 155 - NDP majority, Speaker talks, David Eby's "bright line" on cooperation
Nov 02, 2024
#154 - Post-election recounts, negotiations + power negotiations
Oct 25, 2024
#153 - BC Election Results and Analysis!
Oct 22, 2024
#152 - BC Election 2024 Recap: Who sucked harder?
Oct 17, 2024
#151 - Election debate, candidate controversy
Oct 11, 2024
Political Capital #150 - Elections platforms and populist promises
Oct 04, 2024
Political Capital #149 - Breaking down BC Election Week 1
Sep 27, 2024
Political Capital #148 - BC ELECTION BEGINS!
Sep 20, 2024
Political Capital #147 - David Eby flip flops on the carbon tax
Sep 13, 2024
#146 - Who's in and who's out in BC United/Conservative merger?
Sep 06, 2024
#145 - The implosion of BC United
Aug 30, 2024
#144 - Crazy Conservative candidate controversies continue, plus BC's huge deficit
Aug 25, 2024
#143 - BC United tax cut, NDP tree fruit aid, plus safe supply class action lawsuit
Aug 16, 2024
#143 - Vaccine mandate, TransLink cuts, and more
Jul 26, 2024
#142 - BC fights equalization formula, Conservatives unveil healthcare plans
Jul 20, 2024
#141 - Toxic drug report, NDP/Conservative tie poll, BC United/Green campaign resets
Jul 13, 2024
#140 - BC party fundraising, NDP retirements
Jul 06, 2024
#139 - BC NDP election launch, BC United/Conservatives pitch business community
Jun 21, 2024
#138 - BC United candidate controversy + Eby's equalization fight
Jun 15, 2024
#137 - Elenore Sturko defects to Conservatives, BC United child care plan
Jun 07, 2024
#136 - BC Conservatives pick up a United MLA, and eject a candidate
May 31, 2024
#135 - BC Conservatives reject BC United's non-compete offer
May 24, 2024
#134 - ICBC rebate, decriminalization, abortion
May 10, 2024
#133 - Decrim debate goes national, STR rules kick in, pipeline politics
May 03, 2024
#132 - Decrim backdown, premier vs social media companies
Apr 26, 2024
#131 - Police on decriminalization, federal budget 2024
Apr 20, 2024
#130 - CleanBC grant scandal, more drug use in hospitals, Surrey policing
Apr 13, 2024
#129 - BC Conservatives, carbon tax, hospital drug use, Haida title and NDP nomination fight
Apr 06, 2024
#128 - BC cracks down on social media and trucking companies
Mar 15, 2024
#127 - Selina Robinson's resignation
Mar 08, 2024
#126 - $10-a-day child care troubles, flipping tax
Mar 01, 2024
#125 - BC Budget, BC Builds, Land Act
Feb 23, 2024
#124 - BC Builds vs BC United rent-to-own, Richmond safe injection site
Feb 17, 2024
#123 - Selina Robinson removed from cabinet
Feb 10, 2024
#122 - Land Act changes, Sonia Furstenau's riding, BC United ads
Feb 02, 2024
#121 - Overdose crisis, social media bill, international student cap
Jan 26, 2024
#120 - Cabinet shuffle, natural resources week
Jan 19, 2024
#119 - Court ruling on drug use, health care polling, Surrey policing
Jan 12, 2024
#118 - A lookahead to BC politics in 2024!
Dec 22, 2023
#117 -Top political stories of 2023
Dec 16, 2023
#116 - BC housing price drop, BC United/Conservative merger speculation
Dec 08, 2023
#115 - NDP housing laws, legislative session, BC United fundraising
Dec 01, 2023
#114 - Climate politics, speculation tax, homeless bill, Katrina Chen
Nov 24, 2023
#113 - Labour rules for gig economy, anti-racism hotline, NDP convention, Surrey policing
Nov 17, 2023
#112 - Even more new housing legislation, BC Green deputy leader resigns, BC Conservatives call for Dr. Henry to be fired
Nov 11, 2023
#111 - Housing sector reforms, provincial safe supply to reduce overdose deaths and changes to the carbon tax.
Nov 04, 2023
#110 - Ottawa stuns BC on carbon tax changes, BC debates short-term rental changes and Halloween ghost stories
Oct 27, 2023
#109 - BC targets short-term rentals, police act changes, Lytton, one-year mark to next election
Oct 20, 2023
#108 - Surrey police, BC Conservatives, decriminalization
Oct 13, 2023
#107 - Masking/vaccines, housing targets, legislature lookahead, deficits
Sep 29, 2023
#106 - Sept. 22, 2023 - NDP MLA fired from caucus, SOGI protests, UBCM, India
Sep 22, 2023
#105 - BC Review Board, decriminalization and BC United defection
Sep 16, 2023
#104 - July 14, 2023 - Wildfires, drought, summer predictions
Jul 14, 2023
#103 - June 30, 2023 - Byelection results, public drug use
Jul 01, 2023
#102 - June 23, 2023 - Surrey policing, RBCM CEO, BC Hydro
Jun 23, 2023
#101 - Langford-Juan de Fuca byelection all-candidates debate
Jun 16, 2023
#100 - June 9, 2023 - Surrey hospital, overdose crisis, anniversary guests!!!
Jun 09, 2023
#99 BC's housing naughty list, Alberta election lessons, BC byelections, Surrey policing and free teen transit
Jun 02, 2023
#98 - Hospital crisis, trade mission and BC United branding
May 26, 2023
#97 - Bail reform and U.S. cancer treatment
May 19, 2023
#96 - BC Housing scandal, museum politics, session-ender
May 12, 2023
#95 - BC's new jobs plan, drug decrim, short-term rentals
May 05, 2023
#94 - All Surrey, all the time. Debates rage over police and portables.
Apr 28, 2023
#93 - BC's housing hammer, cities ban drug use in public spaces, fundraising numbers and credit rating downgrades
Apr 21, 2023
#92 - BC United, crime in Nanaimo and confusing new polls
Apr 14, 2023
#91 - Federal budget, crime, and foreign interference in politics
Mar 31, 2023
#90 - BC ends surplus spending spree, but affordability concerns persist
Mar 24, 2023
#89 - LNG, TransLink bailout, Nanaimo crime
Mar 17, 2023
#88 - Pay equity, intimate images, QP toxicity
Mar 10, 2023
#87 - Breaking down BC's new budget
Mar 03, 2023
#86 - Melanie Mark's resignation, a four-day work week proposal, Surrey policing and legislature time mismanagement
Feb 24, 2023
#85 - John Rustad joins BC Conservatives, NDP addictions treatment, dumb backbencher gaffes
Feb 17, 2023
#84 - Throne speech, healthcare deal and John Horgan retires
Feb 10, 2023
#83 - Eby in Ottawa, overdose deaths, throne speech
Feb 03, 2023
#82 - Healthcare, LNG, special housing advisor
Jan 27, 2023
#81 - Forestry, natural resources and special health advisor
Jan 20, 2023
#80 - Premier Eby's first 50 days in office, plus predictions for 2023
Jan 13, 2023
#79 - 2022 Year In Review
Dec 16, 2022
#78 - Premier David Eby's new cabinet
Dec 09, 2022
#77 - Health care, cabinet speculation and an interview with Premier Eby
Dec 02, 2022
#76 - David Eby hits the ground sprinting
Nov 25, 2022
#75 - Health care crisis: Doctor deal and overdose report
Nov 04, 2022
#74 - Eby's new swearing-in date, team and 100-day plan
Oct 28, 2022
#73 - Premier-designate David Eby, and DQ'd Anjali Appadurai
Oct 21, 2022
#72 - BC NDP blame Greens for 'hostile takeover,' prolific offenders, and Horgan exit interviews
Oct 14, 2022
#71- BC legislature returns, new NDP poll, and the legislature cat!
Oct 07, 2022
#70 - Prolific offenders report, Horgan's approval numbers and BC NDP leadership race
Sep 23, 2022
#69 - Queen's funeral holiday, UBCM, BC NDP leadership controversy
Sep 17, 2022
#68 - Premier's affordability package, tentative labour peace
Sep 09, 2022
#67 - Labour deals, BC's surplus, rural healthcare and toxicity in politics
Sep 02, 2022
#66 - BC NDP leadership, John Rustad, Surrey South and legislature CATS!
Aug 26, 2022
#65 - A deep dive into the premiership of John Horgan
Aug 05, 2022
#64 - David Eby enters (and already wins?) the BC NDP leadership race
Jul 22, 2022
#63 - Premier Horgan's fight for health care funding, inflation and NDP leadership
Jul 15, 2022
#62 - Is David Eby (unofficially) the next premier of BC?
Jul 08, 2022
#61 - Premier John Horgan resigns
Jun 30, 2022
#60 - Museum backtrack, Horgan's future, and housing affordability
Jun 24, 2022
#59 - Money laundering report and Premier Horgan's declining popularity
Jun 17, 2022
#58 - School deferrals, heat dome deaths and BC Liberal name change
Jun 10, 2022
#57 - Decriminalization, spring session ends, Premier Horgan's future
Jun 03, 2022
#56 - Royal BC Museum controversy continues
May 27, 2022
#55 - Museum backlash, Kevin Falcon's first week, royalty review, clerk verdict and more
May 20, 2022
#54 - Gas prices, US draft abortion decision, and BC legislature proposal
May 13, 2022
#53 - Falcon wins byelection, youth overdose bill and Maclean's last show!
May 06, 2022
#52 - The premier's f-bomb, the family doctor crisis and crime concerns
Apr 29, 2022
#51 - Vaccine cards lifted, card check legislation, byelections and LNG vs climate
Apr 08, 2022
#50 - Human Rights Commish on masks, cooling off period in real estate and federal CASA
Apr 02, 2022
#49 - BC's expert COVID review, minimum wage and daylight saving time
Mar 18, 2022
#48 - COVID masks dropped, gas prices and a new overdose report
Mar 11, 2022
#47 - BC's Ukraine/Russia response, COVID-19 reopening, BC Ferries
Mar 04, 2022
#46 - BC budget, minister pay, overdose crisis, new ministers
Feb 26, 2022
#45 - BC’s reopening, Ottawa’s state of emergency
Feb 18, 2022
#44 - Throne speech, reopening plans and Kevin Falcon
Feb 11, 2022
#43 - Erin O'Toole defeated, public pressure on vax mandates, BC Liberal leadership predictions
Feb 04, 2022
#42 - BC vax pass, trucker convoy, Fairy Creek, housing and BC Liberal leadership race.
Jan 28, 2022
#41 - COVID confusion and the final BC Liberal leadership debate.
Jan 21, 2022
#40 - Vax tax, BC Liberal leadership controversy, housing affordability woes.
Jan 14, 2022
#39 - BC is facing rising frustration and blowback to its decisions on rapid tests, booster doses and COVID-19 public health restrictions.
Jan 07, 2022
#38 - A 2021 year-in-review: Highs and lows, and top political players.
Dec 10, 2021
#37 - BC's disaster response criticized again, a missed deadline on old growth and more
Dec 03, 2021
#36 - BC disaster response, new provincial sick pay and the fall legislative session ends
Nov 26, 2021
#35 - BC devastating flooding, how did the province respond, and new legislation on bubble zones, childcare, and logging.
Nov 19, 2021
#34 - New old growth deferrals, BC's decriminalization application, autism funding, COP26, heat dome deaths, and sexism in the BC Liberal le
Nov 05, 2021
#33 - Premier's health, climate plan 2.0, FOI fight
Oct 29, 2021
#32 - FOI fees spark backlash, federal vaccine passports, and alternate COVID-19 briefings
Oct 22, 2021
#31 - BC's first mandatory vaccine requirement, and Aaron Gunn enters BC Liberal leadership race.
Oct 15, 2021
#30 - BC punts teacher vaccines to school districts, and week one of the fall BCleg session
Oct 08, 2021
#29 - Old growth logging, school masks and BC Liberal leadership debate
Oct 01, 2021
#28 - Winners and losers in the federal election, plus fights in BC over COVID-19 data
Sep 24, 2021
#27 - Federal election predictions and Alaska attacks BC on cruise ships
Sep 17, 2021
#26 - BC's new vaccine card system and the federal election debate.
Sep 10, 2021
#25 - BC vaccination protests, the overdose crisis and federal election week 3.
Sep 03, 2021
#24 - BC gets mixed reviews for its new mandatory mask and vaccine policies, plus the province's back to school plan.
Aug 27, 2021
#23 - The new federal election, plus John Horgan takes a holiday during BC’s wildfires.
Aug 20, 2021
#22 - Good news/bad news on COVID-19, BC posts a $5.5 billion deficit and would US-style cash incentive for vaccination work in BC?
Jul 30, 2021
#21 - Wildfire emergency, a top NDP strategist retires, and the federal Green implosion continues.
Jul 23, 2021
#20 - BC ambulance reforms, new safe drug supply and the return of US cruise ships.
Jul 16, 2021
#19 - Ottawa bails BC out on child care, Horgan gaffe on heat wave, NDP constituency assistants vote to strike.
Jul 09, 2021
#18 - BC rejects a new housing affordability report, and scandals mount in Ottawa amid early election speculation.
Jun 25, 2021
#17 - Spring legislative session, premier's office budget, and the imploding federal Greens.
Jun 18, 2021
#16 - First Nations and old growth logging, U.S. cruise ships and more.
Jun 11, 2021
#15 - Residential schools, BC's new forestry plan and the overdose crisis
Jun 04, 2021
#14 - A deep dive into B.C.'s restart 2.0 plan, plus old growth protests in the Premier's riding
May 28, 2021
#13 - Kevin Falcon leadership, BC vaccine passports and Alaska bypasses BC on cruise ships
May 21, 2021
#12 - B.C. hides COVID-19 data, Ottawa's confusion on vaccines and political parties debate public funding.
May 07, 2021
#11 - Sick pay delays, pop-up vaccine confusion and tent city deadline.
Apr 30, 2021
#10 - Dr. Bonnie Henry
Apr 23, 2021
#9 - BC's new throne speech is (deliberately?) boring, the overdose crisis hits year five and old growth logging protests.
Apr 16, 2021
#8 - Those dang youths not following COVID restrictions, Greens propose a lockdown and restaurants get a partial bailout.
Apr 09, 2021
#7 - Homelessness, expensive toilets and advice to political parties at the half-way point of the spring legislative session.
Mar 26, 2021
#6 - BC picks essential workers for vaccines, hikes assistance rates, and fights with Penticton over housing.
Mar 19, 2021
#5 - Vaccination call-centre collapse, the ups and downs on the pandemic, and more
Mar 12, 2021
#4 - BC’s new vaccine rollout plan, pandemic politics, a new renters’ law, and more...
Mar 05, 2021
#3 - Site C gets approved (again), the legislature is set to return amid confusion, and housing prices continue to soar.
Feb 27, 2021
#2 - BC loses to churches in court, Site C, and the Liberal leadership race.
Feb 19, 2021
#1 - Pandemic politics, ICBC and the overdose crisis.
Feb 12, 2021
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