Macklin McCall
{{Short description|Canadian politician}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| party = BC Conservatives
| honorific_suffix = MLA
| office = Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for West Kelowna-Peachland
| termstart = October 19, 2024
| predecessor = new district
}}
Macklin McCall is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2024 British Columbia general election. He represents the electoral district of West Kelowna-Peachland as a member of the Conservative Party of British Columbia.{{Cite web |title=BC election 2024 results: West Kelowna-Peachland {{!}} Globalnews.ca |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/10779142/bc-election-2024-results-west-kelowna-peachland/ |access-date=2024-10-20 |website=Global News |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Barnes |first=Gary |date=2024-10-19 |title=B.C. Votes 2024: Conservative Macklin McCall wins West Kelowna-Peachland |url=https://www.kelownacapnews.com/local-news/bc-votes-2024-conservative-macklin-mccall-wins-west-kelowna-peachland-7597422 |access-date=2024-10-23 |website=Kelowna Capital News |language=en}}
Early life and career
McCall was raised on a farm in Okanagan Falls, British Columbia.{{Cite news |last=Barnes |first=Gary |date=October 19, 2024 |title=B.C. Votes 2024: Conservative Macklin McCall wins West Kelowna-Peachland |url=https://www.kelownacapnews.com/local-news/bc-votes-2024-conservative-macklin-mccall-wins-west-kelowna-peachland-7597422 |access-date=December 19, 2024 |work=Kelowna Capital News}}
Before entering politics, McCall was a Royal Canadian Mounted Police constable in West Kelowna and Kelowna for 19 years. In Kelowna, he worked downtown with the enforcement unit and bike patrols.{{Cite news |last=Molgat |first=Kent |date=February 22, 2024 |title=VIDEO: Police officer turns in his badge to run in the provincial election |url=https://www.kelownanow.com/watercooler/news/news/Kelowna/VIDEO_Police_officer_turns_in_his_badge_to_run_in_the_provincial_election/ |access-date=December 19, 2024 |work=Kelowna Now}} In 2020, McCall donated $250 to the People's Party of Canada.{{Cite news |last=LeBrun |first=Luke |date=October 20, 2024 |title=Meet the Extreme, Far-Right BC Conservative Candidates Who Are Now Legislators Following BC's Wild Election |url=https://pressprogress.ca/meet-the-extreme-far-right-bc-conservative-candidates-who-are-now-legislators-following-bcs-wild-election/ |access-date=December 18, 2024 |work=PressProgress}}
Political views
= COVID-19 pandemic =
In 2024, McCall stated that he supported protests against the impact of public health measures during the COVID-19 pandemic in British Columbia on civil liberties.
Electoral record
{{2024 British Columbia general election/West Kelowna-Peachland}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.conservativebc.ca/macklinmccall}}
- [https://www.leg.bc.ca/members/43rd-Parliament/McCall-Macklin Legislative Assembly of British Columbia profile]
{{British Columbia MLAs}}
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Category:British Columbia Conservative Party MLAs
Category:21st-century members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
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