Maclean Kay
Maclean Kay has been on both sides of the scrum. As a journalist, he was a feature columnist in the Times Colonist and Calgary Herald, and his work appeared across Canada in the National Post, Globe and Mail, and as a producer with CBC Newsworld.
In between, Maclean spent seven years working in the BC legislature, including five-plus years as former premier Christy Clark’s speechwriter. In all that time, he never left the basement.
Maclean lives in Victoria with his wife and son.
#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 moreOh, brother
This morning, Liberal cabinet minister and candidate Maryam Monsef referred/spoke…
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 moreThe spy thriller that wasn’t
Last week, two special prosecutors announced they have declined to…
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 moreAllusions, arguments, and alleged aspersions
What is BC politics without a debate about aspersions? During…
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 moreThat which we call a party, by any other name
Last week, Kevin Falcon finally confirmed what everyone already knew,…
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 moreIn a crisis, honesty is the best prescription
This should have been so much easier. Last week, someone…
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 morePolitical Capital 9 – Throne speech is (deliberately?) boring, logging protests, and the Other Health Crisis
BC tries to walk a tightrope in its throne speech…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Don’t turn the page yet
Maclean and Jordan discuss the NDP’s Throne Speech, which reeeeeeeaaaaallllllly…
Read moreGame of Throne (speeches)
In the Gordon Campbell governments, throne speeches were densely packed…
Read morePolitical Capital 8 – Premier struggles with blaming youth, Greens propose lockdown
Premier John Horgan struggles to get out from under criticism…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Pandemic despair and taxing thin air
Maclean and Jordan discuss the troubling pandemic numbers in BC,…
Read morePolitical Capital 7 – Housing, homelessness & a $645k outdoor toilet
We take a deep dive into BC’s new aggressive stance…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Dr. Weaver vs Bike Twitter
Maclean and Jordan talk about expensive public toilets, Dr. Andrew…
Read morePolitical Capital 6 – BC picks workers for vaccines, hikes assistances rates, and fights Penticton
How does a government decide who has an essential enough…
Read more#BCPOLI HOTSTOVE: Power, property, and perceived frontrunners
Maclean and Jordan talk about a good week in QP…
Read morePolitical Capital 5 – Call-centre troubles, mental health questions
What should the public make about a wild week of…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Long time vaccinator, first time caller
Maclean and Jordan discuss the role of the opposition and…
Read morePolitical Capital 4 – Vaccine rollout, pandemic politics and misogyny in politics
Rob, Jillian, Katy and Maclean tackle BC’s changes to its…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Site C, Small Business, COVID Life
Maclean and Jordan discuss all the week’s big political issues,…
Read morePolitical Capital 3 – Site C approved (again), the legislature returns, housing prices soar
Premier John Horgan doubles down on the Site C dam…
Read moreOn the Ledge of Tomorrow…
Monday will see the first substantial session since last year’s…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Under the B, Blunder
Maclean and Jordan talk about the BC Government’s COVID-19 mental…
Read morePolitical Capital 2 – BC loses to churches in court, Site C, and BC Liberal leadership
B.C. gets dealt a major blow in its pandemic enforcement…
Read morePolitical Capital 1 – Pandemic politics, ICBC, and the overdose crisis
Host Rob Shaw is joined by Maclean Kay, Jillian Oliver,…
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 moreBond, BC Liberals shifting gears on a long road back
Of BC’s three major party leaders, interim BC Liberal leader…
Read moreGreens, Furstenau adapting after wild year
If 2020 was the longest year ever, it might have…
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 moreMeet the new bosses. Some of the old bosses.
The promotions: The single biggest jump is indisputably Selina Robinson, who…
Read moreThe Andrew Wilkinson Era: 2018 – 2020
Over the weekend, Andrew Wilkinson formally ended his time as…
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 moreBest- and worst-case scenario election predictions
NDP Best Case: The polls are real. Seeking stability and…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: ‘Twas the Night Before Election Day
Maclean and Jordan convene one final time to discuss the…
Read moreOne of these things is exactly like the other
For those looking for virtue in Canadian and BC politics…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Rise of the Broverlord
With just four days left in the campaign, Maclean and…
Read moreAre we sure it’s not personal?
This week of the provincial election campaign was always going…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Game of Throness
Maclean and Jordan dig into the ramifications of Andrew Wilkinson…
Read moreDebate 2020: Who gets a cookie?
After weeks of hand-wringing about subjecting British Columbians to –…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Recapping the debate
Maclean and Jordan convene immediately after the BC leaders’ debate…
Read morePolitics has a problem with – and for – women
My firsthand introduction to politics was in 1997. Unfortunately, 1997…
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 moreVote within the lines
As of today, British Columbians have ordered 450,000 mail-in ballots….
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: the campaign’s first big splash
Andrew Wilkinson says he’ll scrap the PST for a year…
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