If you think you're a good and safe driver while drunk or high, that's likely because you're impaired. If you're drinking alcohol or under the influence of cannabis—don't drive! Plan ahead or find a safe way home.
So nice to have Dr. Strang and his team stop by our Nova Scotia Caucus meeting this morning to brief us on Nova Scotia’s current public health measures and vaccine roll out. Nova Scotia has vaccines in stock, and they’re working hard to administer them as quickly and efficiency as possible. We’ve been so [...]
Folks, late last night we voted to make Audrey Parker's final wish a reality in Canada. Bill C-7, which includes Audrey's Amendment, passed. As many of you know, due to the unintentional flaws in the original MAID legislation, Audrey chose to die by MAID earlier than she wanted to—simply because the legislation didn't reflect [...]
Canada is designating today, March 11th, as a National Day of Observance to commemorate the people who lost their lives and the significant impacts we have all felt because of COVID-19. A year ago today, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, and over this past year our lives have changed. From [...]
Huge thanks to the Kiwanis Club of Dartmouth for the super discussion last night. I really appreciated the thoughtful questions and chat! Thank you for all of the great work you're doing on our community. We're very lucky to have you. Thanks again for the invitation.
On this International Women's Day, I want to remind organizations that the recently launched the Feminist Response and Recovery Fund - a call for proposals through Women and Gender Equality Canada’s Women’s Program is open until March 25th! Apply today: https://cfc-swc.gc.ca/fun-fin/frrf/index-en.html #FeministRecovery
Friday, March 5, 2021 What a busy week! Nova Scotia has vaccines in stock, and it's great to hear from more and more folks who are getting their vaccinations! Health Canada has now approved COVID-19 vaccines from Janssen Inc, Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, and AstraZeneca. And we just learned that Canada will be receiving 1.5 million [...]
Just picked up my tickets for the LakeCity Works Tiny Home Lottery! You can pick yours up here: https://rafflebox.ca/raffle/lakecityworks
So proud to see researchers in Nova Scotia leading the way! We know that long-term care facilities have been among the most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Through our Government's COVID-19 Immunity Task Force, we're supporting an important study to better understand which health factors cause long-term care residents to experience severe COVID-19 outcomes. [...]
JUST ANNOUNCED: On behalf of Patty Hajdu, the Minister of Health, I announced nearly $3.5 million to help expand the MySafe Society safer supply project to five sites in four cities across Canada: Vancouver and Victoria, London, and here in Dartmouth. We know that here in Nova Scotia, there are signs that the illegal [...]
