MLA Rob Fleming Member for Victoria-Swan Lake

Dear God, we take this opportunity to lift Rob Fleming before Your throne of grace. We pray for Your blessings to rest upon him, his wife and children. May they enjoy good health, joy and peace. Guide Rob Fleming as a husband and father. Grant him wisdom and strength as he serves his constituency of Victoria-Swan Lake, and in his role as Critic for Environment. We ask this together in Jesus’ name. Amen.

Rob Fleming was elected on May 17, 2005 as the MLA for Victoria-Hillside, and re-elected on May 12, 2009 as the MLA for the re-configured constituency of Victoria-Swan Lake.

Rob serves as Deputy Opposition House Leader.

Rob has served as critic for the environment and post-secondary and sat as chair of the legislature’s Public Accounts committee.

Rob served two terms as a Victoria City Councilor before his election to the legislature. He chaired the city’s finance committee and represented Victoria at the Capital Regional District, the Victoria Regional Transit Commission, the Capital Housing Corporation and Tourism Victoria.

Rob has been involved in a number of community organizations, including the Work Place, the Veins of Life Watershed Society, and the Victoria Cool Aid Society Foundation.

Rob received a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Victoria and has worked in research and communications.

Rob lives in Victoria with his wife Maura, daughter Rory and son Jack. He is a dedicated soccer fan and player, and an avid user of Victoria's parks and beaches.

MLA Mike Farnworth Member for Port Coquitlam

We thank You Lord for  MLA MikeFarnworth's  work for this province through the years. We pray You will direct and bless his plans, and lead him into opportunities that will advance our province and be for public benefit. May he engage with people of integrity and wisdom, and follow truth in the challenges he faces. May his ideas be fair-minded, his speech forthright and his intentions genuine.

Mike Farnworth was elected as MLA for Port Coquitlam on May 12, 2009. He was first elected as the MLA for Port Coquitlam-Burke Mountain in 1991, and re-elected in 1996. Mike was re-elected again as MLA for this constituency on May 17, 2005.


Mike also served the people of Port Coquitlam as a three term City Councillor.

During his time as the MLA for Port Coquitlam he served in numerous Cabinet positions, including Minister of Health and Minister of Social Development and Economic Security.


From 2001 to 2004, Mike worked in Bulgaria, the Balkans and most recently Iraq on democratic governance programs to help build multiparty democracies in former one-party states.

Mike was raised in Port Coquitlam and has lived there for over 30 years.

MLA Kevin Falcon Member for Surrey-Cloverdale

Dearest Heavenly Father, thank You for the entrepreneurial and leadership skills You have placed in MLA Kevin Falcon that You have used in his various Ministry postings, including his current posting as Minister of Health Services, and as MLA for Surrey-Cloverdale.  May You continue to guide him and use his skills to the benefit of our province even as he makes himself available to serve.  And as Minister Falcon seeks the role of Premier of our province, may he be guided by honor and integrity and place his trust in You as the One who establishes leaders in accordance with Your plans.  Bless him with an uplifted, peaceful spirit and may he feel appreciated and valued as he serves on our behalf.

Kevin Falcon was appointed Minister of Health Services on June 10, 2009.

MLA Falcon was first elected in 2001 to represent the riding of Surrey-Cloverdale, and was re-elected in 2005 and 2009. He was previously appointed Minister of Transportation on January 26, 2004 and initially served as Minister of State for De-regulation.

As well, Minister Falcon has previously overseen a capital program that includes the Kicking Horse Canyon, the Sea to Sky Highway and the William Bennett Bridge, among many others.

Minister Falcon's leadership earned him recognition in Vancouver Magazine's annual ranking of the city's 50 most influential leaders in 2008.

Before his election to the Legislative Assembly in 2001, Kevin Falcon was president of Access Group, a corporate communications firm he founded in 1998. He has also worked in the real estate development industry and was vice-president of Northwest Investment Properties. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Simon Fraser University, and his real estate education at the University of British Columbia.

Kevin has been active with his local Chamber of Commerce and Rotary Club. He is a past director of the Vancouver Sea Festival, past-president of the Vancouver Junior Chamber of Commerce and a former volunteer with the Cloverdale RCMP Bike Patrol.

MLA Mable Elmore Member for Vancouver-Kensington

Lord Jesus, we pray for wisdom for MLA Mable Elmore as she advocates for social justice.  That she would know what is in the best interest of this province, and that her motivation would always be out of compassion and love for those who are in need.  We pray that You would surround her with supporters that are righteous and true.  Please guide her steps, and keep her healthy and safe.

Mable Elmore was elected MLA for Vancouver-Kensington on May 12, 2009.

Mable serves as opposition critic for Multiculturalism and deputy critic for Children, Family Development and Child Care.

Mable has been a transit operator for 10 years, driving a bus in Metro Vancouver while taking a role in her union, the Canadian Auto Workers Local 111, where she coordinated the "More Buses Now" campaign to improve public bus transit.

Mable is a second generation Filipino-Canadian who has also been active in the peace movement and on immigrant, social justice, women's and gay, lesbian and transgendered issues.

MLA Doug Donaldson Member for Stikine

God, the Creator of the Universe, who created Stikine Area in Northern BC and filled it with the beauty of nature and precious gems, we thank You for choosing Doug Donaldson as MLA for that region.  We ask that You use his love of the outdoors and his extensive local travels for the benefits of the people who elected him.  Bless him Lord, in Jesus name we pray. Amen

Doug Donaldson was elected as MLA for Stikine on May 12, 2009 after four terms as a municipal councillor in Hazelton.

Doug serves as opposition critic for Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources And is deputy critic for Finance and Public Accounts.

Doug’s previous work in the Stikine included jobs in forestry, tourism, education, communications and journalism. He has been active on many local and provincial boards.

Doug lived in Smithers and Telkwa before settling in Hazelton. He has traveled extensively through the new Stikine riding, with many trips to the northern part of the constituency featuring a recent visit to Iskut to participate in a community coalbed methane forum organized by the Tahltan. Doug is married and has two adult children. He enjoys skiing, hiking, squash and tending to his chickens, turkeys, sheep and llamas. His formal education includes an undergraduate degree in biology and a graduate degree in journalism.

MLA Adrian Dix Member for Vancouver-Kingsway

Dear Father we bring Adrian Dix before You today. In times of great change and many competing agendas would You give Adrian great wisdom and clear judgment. We pray Your blessing upon him. May he experience good health, joy and peace. Grant him the strength he needs to serve his constituency of Vancouver-Kingway well and fulfill his role of opposition critic for Health Services. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.

Adrian Dix was re-elected as MLA for Vancouver-Kingsway on May 12, 2009. He was first elected to the Legislature on May 17, 2005.

Adrian has extensive experience as a non-profit director, education community leader, government strategist and media commentator.

For the past five years, Adrian travelled the province as Executive Director of Canadian Parents for French – BC & Yukon Branch, a non-profit organization promoting language education.

Adrian is a commentator on public policy whose regular columns were published in the Victoria Times-Colonist and The Source, a Vancouver multicultural newspaper. Over the past five years, he was regularly called upon to present views on public policy issues for local, provincial, national and international media.

Adrian also served as the Chief of Staff to Premier Glen Clark from 1996 to 1999.

Adrian grew up in Vancouver, graduated from University of British Columbia and now lives in the Collingwood neighbourhood.

MLA Michael de Jong, Q.C. Member for Abbotsford West

Sovereign God, we lift up Michael de Jong up to you.  We thank You for his dedication to serving the people of British Columbia and his willingness to stand at the head of our great province.  We ask that he find fulfillment and contentment in the position you choose for him.  We ask you to bless him and his family as he serves our people.

Michael G. de Jong, Q.C., was named British Columbia’s Attorney General on June 10, 2009. The five-term MLA previously served as Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation, Minister of Labour and Citizen Services, and Minister of Forests.

Michael de Jong was re-elected on May 12, 2009 as the MLA for the newly named constituency of Abbotsford West, an area he has represented since first being elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in a 1994 byelection. The constituency was then known as Matsqui, a name that continued through the 1996 general election until 2001. The riding was then renamed Abbotsford – Mount Lehman, a designation that was held through the 2005 election until the 2009 general election.

In addition to his role as Attorney General, Mr. de Jong also serves as Government House Leader, a post he has held since 2005.

Prior to his roles in government, Mr. de Jong served as Deputy House Leader for the Official Opposition and was Opposition Critic for a variety of portfolios.

Before his election as a Member of the Legislative Assembly in 1994, Mr. de Jong served two terms as an elected School Trustee for Abbotsford School District 34, and was a practicing lawyer with his own Abbotsford firm. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Carleton University in Ottawa and a law degree from the University of Alberta.