Heavenly Father, we look to You as our source. We worship You and honour You above all else. We thank You for Your providence in our lives. Help us to recognize that all good things come from the Father above. Today, we lift up before You the Honourable Heath MacDonald, MP for Malpeque. Thank You for his commitment to his constituents in Malpeque. We pray that You give him great wisdom in his role as Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, an area so vital to the welfare of PEI. May decisions be made and actions taken for the good of all involved. Lord, we pray a blessing over Minister MacDonald this day for clarity of thought, creativity in problem-solving, and boldness for action, all to the glory of God. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Heath MacDonald is a Member of Parliament for Malpeque. He was previously elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2015 provincial election, representing the electoral district of Cornwall-Meadowbank as a member of the Liberal Party until he resigned on 18 August 2021 in order to run in the 2021 Canadian federal election. On 20 May 2015, MacDonald was appointed to the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island as Minister of Economic Development and Tourism. On 10 January 2018, MacDonald was named Minister of Finance in a cabinet shuffle. A resident of Cornwall, Prince Edward Island, MacDonald has worked as a tourism operator and as executive director of Quality Tourism Services. On 21 June 2021, MacDonald announced he would seek the nomination to run for the federal Liberal party in Malpeque.He won the nomination later that summer and was elected in the 2021 federal election.