Macklin McCall

McCall was raised on a farm in Okanagan Falls, British Columbia, spending the last 15 years in West Kelowna.^[3] He pursued higher education in criminology, psychology, and sociology at Okanagan College in Penticton.^[4]

Before entering politics, McCall was a Royal Canadian Mounted Police constable in Lake Country, West Kelowna and Kelowna for 19 years, and before that an Auxiliary Constable with the Penticton RCMP for 2 years. He worked on addressing mental health challenges firsthand particularly in a Police and Crisis Team role. In Kelowna, he worked downtown with the enforcement unit and bike patrols.^[5][6]

On December 16, 2023, McCall was nominated as the Conservative Party candidate for West Kelowna-Peachland.^[7] He went on to win a seat in the Legislative Assembly of BC, garnering 50.9% of the votes, and defeating NDP candidate Krystal Smith.

McCall served as the Official Opposition Critic for Emergency Management from November 2024 to July 2025. Where he focused on how British Columbia responds to emergencies. He focused on and advocated for a proactive response to emergencies, not reactive.

Of note, he introduced a private members bill, the Emergency and Disaster Management Amendment Act, 2025 which would have brought in the BC Volunteer Corps to allow citizens to have basic training to assist in emergency response such as helping on spot fires or helping with police road blocks.

This bill did not pass second reading by just one vote however it was popular publicly on social media.

He then served as the Official Opposition Critic for Solicitor General and Public Safety until June 29, 2026.

He currently serves as the Chief Whip for British Columbia’s Official Opposition. ^[8]

• 43rd Parliament of British Columbia