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Mark McLane, P.E.I. Health Minister and MLA, Dies

The government had already assigned acting leadership to the health portfolio due to his recent health issue.

Overview

  • Premier Rob Lantz announced his death and praised him as a dependable colleague who, in his words, "always showed up."
  • McLane represented District 16 Cornwall–Meadowbank after winning a 2021 byelection and was re-elected in 2023.
  • He entered cabinet as finance minister under then-premier Dennis King before becoming minister of health and wellness.
  • With McLane on leave for a personal health issue, Jill Burridge served as acting health minister in January followed by Cory Deagle in February.
  • His public biography lists leadership roles at Golf P.E.I. and iWave Information Systems, and officials have not disclosed a cause of death.