Your Word, oh God, instructs us to pray for the leaders you have set before us and we lift Comox Valley MLA: Don McRae and his family before you with thanksgiving and praise for his committed service to our province and his riding. May he see your hand of mercy in the work he is called to do, that decisions made will cause your will to be brought about in legislature. Cover this family with your protection and peace this season. For it is in Jesus’ mighty name we pray. Amen.
Don McRae was elected on May 12, 2009 as MLA for the riding of Comox Valley. From June 2013 to January 2015 he served as Minister of Social Development and Social Innovation. He had previously served as Minister of Education, Minister of Agriculture, and Convener of the Select Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs.
Don also served as Convener of the Select Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and was a member of the Select Standing Committee on Children and Youth, the Select Standing Committee on Health and the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services.
Don was born and raised in the Comox Valley. For 14 years he taught at GP Vanier Secondary School. Aside from teaching Social Studies, Military History, and Psychology, he has also served as a rugby coach, athletic director, department chair, and Staff Leadership Committee Chair.
Don has served as a Courtenay City Councillor for seven years. During his time on council, he has served as a municipal director for both the Comox Strathcona Regional District and the newly restructured Comox Valley Regional District. He has also been a member of the Comox Strathcona Hospital Board, vice-chair of the Comox Valley Sewer and Water Committees, and numerous community organizations and boards. In 2008, he was also appointed by Premier Campbell to the Citizen’s Conservation Council.
He is an avid jogger and enjoys hiking and fly fishing. Don has been married to his wife Deanne for 14 years and they have two daughters, Gracie and Chloe.