Dear Heavenly Father, we come to You today to pray for MLA Sidney McEwen. We thank You for his leadership as Speaker of the Legislature. We know that much of the work of the Speaker happens outside of the public eye. We also know that during sessions in the legislature that he is responsible for fair and proper debate. This requires skills, education, and gifts that are specialized to this role, but we also know that it requires patience, kindness, and strength of leadership. We pray for Sidney today to have those gifts in abundance and may he have satisfaction when he goes home today to his family. All In the name of Jesus. Amen.
Sidney MacEwen grew up in St. Peter’s Harbour, PEI and still lives there with his three children. After graduating with an Industrial Engineering degree from Dalhousie University, Sidney worked as a Business Consultant, the Opposition Office Chief of Staff, and worked in the Provincial Department of Health. Sidney has also fished lobster and tuna from Red Head Harbour since 2005. Since being elected in 2015, and re-elected in 2019 and 2023, Sidney has continued his community involvement sitting on the executives of the North Side Communities Initiative, the Morell and Area Development Corporation, and the St. Peter’s Harbour Lighthouse Society. Sidney continues to coach minor hockey and baseball, teaches catechism, and has volunteered with local schools, Sidney served as the Government House Leader and sat as a member of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts; the Standing Committee on Legislative Management; the Standing Committee on Rules, Regulations, Private Bills and Privileges; the Standing Committee on Commitees; the Special Standing Committee on Climate Change; and the Special Standing Committee on Government Records Retention.