Jordan Bateman
Jordan Bateman has a long history of public policy work, championing small business and fiscal responsibility. Currently the Vice President, Communications & Marketing for the Independent Contractors and Business Association (ICBA), Jordan also served six years as the B.C. Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, and was a two-term Langley Township Councillor.
Jordan Bateman: Bending about breaking the law
Premier David Eby’s affinity for yoga came in handy this…
Read moreJordan Bateman: Lions hope Rourke’s next pass falls incomplete
For the good of Canadian football, we need to find…
Read moreJordan Bateman: Advice for new mayors: remember the four C’s
First comes the swearing-in. Then, the swearing-at. Over the next…
Read moreJordan Bateman: The (new) housing facts of life
You take the good, you take the bad; you take…
Read moreJordan Bateman: BC NDP prefers some hostile takeovers to others
Hypocrisy has always run rampant in politics. But as they…
Read moreJordan Bateman: Appadurai ousting just business as usual for the NDP
It appears we are in the final days of the…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: One last byelection & Abyssinia, Maclean
For the final time, The Orca’s Maclean Kay and ICBA’s…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: F Bombs, doctor shortages and empty storefronts
Maclean and Jordan reconvene to talk about the week that…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Physician, hire thyself
Maclean and Jordan talk about bad messages and curious choices…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Laboured relations, SimCity & Poli-fievre?
Maclean and Jordan discuss the NDP’s move to strip workers…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: By-election fever returns
It’s by-election SZN as Vancouver Quilchena heads to the polls…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: I don’t understand this podcast stuff
Maclean (with new, raspy voice) and Jordan return to discuss…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Labour costs, Horganmania, and…Russell Wilson?
Maclean and Jordan discuss the BCGEU’s “chasm” with the NDP…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Gas prices, Lytton, FOI, and football
Maclean and Jordan break down all the news in BC…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Everyone is…right?
Maclean and Jordan discuss the political pressure on BC’s public…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Budget Blues
Maclean and Jordan discuss the NDP government’s 6th provincial budget,…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove – The Beare Necessities
Maclean and Jordan talk about the Speaker’s decision on the…
Read moreBy the numbers: 2022 BC Liberal leadership results
In any political campaign, there are tactics and strategies and…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove LIVE: Reax to BC Liberal leadership decision day
Maclean Kay and Jordan Bateman hosted a live Twitter Space,…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Leaders Come (BC Liberals), Leaders Go (Erin O’Toole)
Maclean and Jordan talk about a couple of court cases,…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Fees for information and hospital parking, BCL campaign day 300
Maclean and Jordan discuss the NDP Government’s too-late plan to…
Read moreBonus #BCPOLI Hotstove – Post-BCL leadership debate show
Maclean and Jordan hosted an audio postgame show on Twitter…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Previewing the final BC Liberal leadership debate
Maclean and Jordan ponder what each candidate has to do…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove – New Year. Same Topic.
Maclean and Jordan co-host a jaw-dropping episode of the Hotstove,…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Omicron and BC Liberal Debate Part 3
Maclean and Jordan discuss the exhaustion of another COVID-19 wave…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: 2021’s stretch run (not drag race)
As the 2021 political calendar comes to a close, Maclean…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: FOI, flooding, and a new BC Liberal Candidate?
Maclean and Jordan discuss the NDP’s FOI fee, flood response…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Recapping the BC Liberal Leadership Debate
Maclean and Jordan reconvene to recap the BC Liberal leadership…
Read more#BCPOLI HOTSTOVE: Taking arms against an atmospheric river of troubles
Maclean and Jordan discuss the atmospheric river and flooding it…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Autism supports dominates QP; Aaron Gunn’s decision
Maclean and Jordan chat about the focus on autism supports…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Stomping out misogyny in politics
Maclean and Jordan discuss a disturbing and disgusting misogynist attack…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Gunn Down and the FOI Flap
Maclean and Jordan discuss the BC Liberal organizing committee’s decision…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Ledge Returns, Gunn In, Trudeau Surfs
Maclean and Jordan ponder the start of a fall session…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Debating the debate
Maclean and Jordan take a long look at last night’s…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Election déjà vu
Maclean and Jordan discuss the 2021 federal election results, which…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Cruise ship follies
Maclean and Jordan talk about Alaska’s political move against the…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Hearts, minds, and arms
Maclean and Jordan talk about the anti-vax demonstrations (and how…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Federal election deep dive
Maclean and Jordan take the pulse of the federal election,…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Everything is happening!
Maclean and Jordan work through a very busy news week,…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: On fires, absences, tunnels, and elections
After two weeks off, Maclean and Jordan return to talk…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Pickups, housing, & six to watch
Maclean and Jordan head into a two-week Hotstove break with…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Whither a state of emergency?
While huge chunks of BC burn, the NDP Government refuses…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Filling the dog days of political summer
It may be summer, but there’s still lots for Maclean…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Part of life
Maclean and Jordan are back to discuss the Premier’s “fatalities…
Read more#BCPOLI HOTSTOVE: An outsider steps into the BC Liberal race
Val Litwin, former head of the BC Chamber of Commerce,…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Kicking off a very busy week
Maclean and Jordan break down a very busy week in…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Estimates in the ledge, estimating leadership hopes
Maclean and Jordan talk about how Michael Lee is set…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: A difficult, eye-opening week
Maclean and Jordan discuss the awful discovery of 215 children…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: BC’s COVID re-opening roadmap
Maclean and Jordan look at Dr. Bonnie Henry’s big reopening…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Flight of the Falcon
Maclean and Jordan break down the Kevin Falcon campaign launch,…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Sick leave, data leakage, QP shenanigans
Maclean and Jordan begin with a tale of the greatest…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Turf wars, campaign financing, and (of course) COVID
Maclean and Jordan dig through the political issues of the…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Vaccinations, mental health and last thoughts on budget
Maclean and Jordan share their AstraZeneca reaction stories, plus discuss…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: BC Budget 2021-22 Postgame show
Maclean and Jordan break down the 2021-22 BC Budget, including…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Don’t turn the page yet
Maclean and Jordan discuss the NDP’s Throne Speech, which reeeeeeeaaaaallllllly…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Pandemic despair and taxing thin air
Maclean and Jordan discuss the troubling pandemic numbers in BC,…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Dr. Weaver vs Bike Twitter
Maclean and Jordan talk about expensive public toilets, Dr. Andrew…
Read more#BCPOLI HOTSTOVE: Power, property, and perceived frontrunners
Maclean and Jordan talk about a good week in QP…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Long time vaccinator, first time caller
Maclean and Jordan discuss the role of the opposition and…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Site C, Small Business, COVID Life
Maclean and Jordan discuss all the week’s big political issues,…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Under the B, Blunder
Maclean and Jordan talk about the BC Government’s COVID-19 mental…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Confusion about the Commission
Maclean Kay and Jordan Bateman react to the vast differences…
Read more#BCPOLI HOTSTOVE: This should have been a busy week
Maclean and Jordan battle through a glitchy Internet to talk…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: No Super Bowl for you!
Maclean and Jordan try to overcome crushing morosity to talk…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Week by week messaging
Maclean and Jordan work through their helplessness, frustration, and other…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Flight of the Falcon?
After a too-long ramble about government IT and iPads, Maclean…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Vaccination, Speculation, Broken Nation
Maclean and Jordan discuss a number of topics, including vaccination…
Read more#BCPOLI HOTSTOVE: Political travelers and the Premiers who fire them
Maclean and Jordan reconvene to discover 2021 is the year…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Putting a bow on 2020
Maclean and Jordan close out 2020 with a discussion on…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Clawbacks and COVID Christmases
Maclean and Jordan sift through the big BC political news,…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: The Speaker’s Big Week
Maclean and Jordan discuss Raj Chouhan’s historic ascension to the…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Critics, COVID, and Canadian Debt
Maclean and Jordan talk some big, heavy issues today: the…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Cabinet making, claim staking, hope breaking
Maclean and Jordan discuss John Horgan’s cabinet choices — and…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Bond. Shirley Bond.
Maclean and Jordan discuss the selection of Shirley Bond as…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove – Playing the Blame Game
Maclean and Jordan talk about Gavin Dew’s analysis of the…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: The Snappening
Maclean and Jordan get metaphorical on this episode, discussing the…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Playing the (leadership) Field
Maclean and Jordan look at the contenders and pretenders in…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: ‘Twas the Night Before Election Day
Maclean and Jordan convene one final time to discuss the…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Rise of the Broverlord
With just four days left in the campaign, Maclean and…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Game of Throness
Maclean and Jordan dig into the ramifications of Andrew Wilkinson…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Recapping the debate
Maclean and Jordan convene immediately after the BC leaders’ debate…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Premier Us vs. Them
Maclean and Jordan discuss the third week of the BC…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: All politics is local, Surrey edition
Maclean and Jordan discuss the BC Liberals’ attempt to take…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: COVID elections are…kinda boring
Maclean and Jordan venture beyond the bubble* and see surprisingly…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: the campaign’s first big splash
Andrew Wilkinson says he’ll scrap the PST for a year…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Week 1, anyone having fun?
Maclean and Jordan talk about the first week of the…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: The race is on…for some reason
Maclean and Jordan, noted fall election skeptics, come to terms…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: A Matter of Overconfidence?
Maclean and Jordan try to figure out why on earth…
Read moreBuilding a safe worksite
Construction companies are used to overcoming challenges on projects, and…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: BC’s other health crisis
Maclean and Jordan discuss the NDP’s handling of the opioid…
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