After the 2012 election, he faced some controversy when, in an interview with CTV News shortly after the his election, he attributed his party's defeat to urban voters, who largely remained loyal to the governing Progressive Conservatives, possessing less "common sense" than the rural voters who turned to the Wildrose Party.
As a political scientist and scholar, Rafizadeh regularly appears on national and international outlets including CNN, BBC World TV and Radio, ABC, Aljazeera, Fox News, CTV News, RT, CCTV America, and France 24 International.
He is the CTV News Washington Bureau Chief, filing his first report on February 3, 2009.
Since his arrival in Canada in 1993, he has been a frequent commentator on Russian and East European affairs for Canadian TV, radio networks, and print media, including TVO's Studio 2, The Agenda, CBC News, CBC's The Sunday Edition and CTV News.
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Shaw also appears for CTV News at 6 updates during CP24's Live at 5 and Live at 5:30.
He is the co-anchor for CTV News at noon and 6:00 p.m. since April 2001, originally alongside Christine Bentley; he currently co-hosts with Michelle Dubé.