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 – 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…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Week 1, anyone having fun?
Maclean and Jordan talk about the first week of the…
Read moreFrom star candidate to albatross
One of the NDP’s star candidates this election is Nathan…
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 more#BCPOLI Hotstove: BC’s other health crisis
Maclean and Jordan discuss the NDP’s handling of the opioid…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Morneau out of bucks to give
Maclean and Jordan break down the shocking news that Bill…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: School’s out for…longer?
Maclean and Jordan look at the sudden decision to delay…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Schools, slumps, and streaks
Maclean and Jordan discuss the NDP Government’s school reopening announcement…
Read moreThe next big thing
After much speculation and hullabaloo over “opportunities” for an early…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: The Apologia
Maclean and Jordan discuss the Summer of Apologies, plus how…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Red ink and red tape
Maclean and Jordan try and make sense of the province’s…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: EI, TMX, SCC, CBAs, CPC and other acronyms
Maclean and Jordan talk about John Horgan’s curious delay on…
Read moreThe question is the question is the question
If you watched Monday’s BC Question Period, you may have…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: The pols are back in town (Return of the Ledge)
Maclean and Jordan discuss the first two days of the…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Monopoly, Massey, and Mishaps
Maclean and Jordan ponder ICBC Monopoly, a house fall federal…
Read more#BCPOLI HOTSTOVE: The A(&W)lberta Advantage?
Maclean and Jordan look eastward at what’s reopening in Alberta…
Read moreBC’s jobs and employment numbers paint a sobering picture
In late March, the Business Council of BC (BCBC) modelled…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: The Reopening Proceedeth
Maclean and Jordan discuss the good and bad of reopening…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove – there’s no place like home…there’s no place like home…
Maclean and Jordan reunite to talk about the return of…
Read moreUnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck — Episode 72
Switcheroo Week continues! On this week’s show, Jody Vance and…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Wild Wild West
Maclean and Jordan talk about extrapolitical salaries, the deal with…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Breaking dawn
Maclean and Jordan ponder the plan to gradually reopen the…
Read moreWaiting to exhale
On Monday, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta begin cautiously re-opening their…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: COVID-19 snapshots and ‘winning the peace’
Maclean and Jordan discuss a range of COVID-19 topics, including…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: the elusive new normal
Maclean and Jordan ponder how consumer-facing businesses (retail, tourism, shops,…
Read moreThe curve is flattening – but there’s still a long way to go
On Friday, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and other…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: A tale of different cities
Maclean and Jordan continue their COVID-19 discussions, including an audio…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Dreaming of recovery
Maclean and Jordan discuss life and politics in the Great…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: The No April Fools Edition
Maclean and Jordan continue to navigate the strange new political…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove – Social, er, physical distancing, day 10
Maclean and Jordan discuss life in isolation, governments’ slow response…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Is the Salish Sea enough Social Distance?
Maclean and Jordan check in from their home offices to…
Read moreEmergency sitting
Today, Solicitor General Mike Farnworth announced a provincial state of…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Protests take a break – but politics never sleeps
Maclean and Jordan discuss the suddenly-quiet protest issue, the NDP’s…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: A(nother) long night at the ledge
Maclean and Jordan break down the Legislature protest news, including…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Protests, apologies, and the perils of Twitter
Maclean and Jordan try to figure out what the heck…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove – Live from Budget 2020
Jordan Bateman and Maclean Kay were both in Victoria for…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Protest in Victoria – and beyond
Maclean and Jordan break down all the players in this…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: TMX, tight polls, tighter budget
Maclean and Jordan talk about the NDP’s plan for the…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Ride sharing woes, leadership races
Maclean and Jordan ponder Surrey’s war on ridesharing, the CPC…
Read moreOne unto the breach
Yesterday, Sonia Furstenau became the first officially declared candidate to…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: A mini shuffle, a big court loss, and an extra big rant
Maclean and Jordan tackle John Horgan’s petite cabinet shuffle, the…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Winter has come
Maclean and Jordan consider all the big political issues: Jordan…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Election speculation, leadership races, and the UN
Hypocrisy, hijinks, and hilariously awful one-liners abound. How can you…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Santa’s naughty and nice list
Who’s been nice in politics? Who’s been naughty? Santa Claus…
Read moreQuestions for John Horgan, Version 2.0
Every year, the Premier schedules customary – but not obligatory…
Read more#BCPOLI Hotstove: Strikes, Surrey, and interviews that will never be
Jordan gives John Horgan heck for dodging a year end…
Read moreThe shape of campaigns to come
By now, you’ve seen the video. Transportation Minister and North…
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