Busy week in Ottawa so far! Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland just tabled Budget 2023, our government’s plan to build a stronger, more sustainable, and more secure Canadian economy—for everyone. I want to take a moment to highlight a few measures that will benefit folks back home! Those of us in Dartmouth—Cole Harbour already know [...]
We all owe a debt of gratitude to Canada’s firefighters. Thank you for all you do. I started the day off this morning discussing issues facing Canada’s firefighters. Thanks to Halifax Professional Firefighters President Brendan Meagher & VP Joe Triff for the great meeting.
NOTHING stops Dartmouth's Marie Jones! Please join me in congratulating Marie on earning her Master's degree at the age of 92! We are all so proud of you!
Wishing fair winds and following seas to HMCS Montreal & NRU Asterix as they head to the Indo-Pacific region on #OpPROJECTION And thank you to all of the military families that support their loved ones who serve. Ready Aye Ready
It’s Purple Day! Did you know that Purple Day was founded by Nova Scotia’s own, Cassidy Megan? Over 300,000 Canadians, including Cassidy Megan, live with epilepsy. She created this day to help raise awareness of epilepsy and to eliminate the fear and stigma surrounding it. Back in 2012, my friend Geoff Regan’s Private Member’s [...]
Great to catch up with friends, including former Prime Minister, the Right Honourable Jean Chrétien, before the US President’s Address to Parliament!
Ready for the Burger Bash in support of Feed Nova Scotia? There are some FANTASTIC Dartmouth—Cole Harbour burgers to try out. Our team stopped by Staggers Pub & Grub at 26 Portland Street and said that their spicy burger was SO good. It isn’t hard to SupportLocal when we have so many great places [...]
DEADLINE - March 31, 2023 The one-time $500 top-up to the Canada Housing Benefit is targeted to help low-income renters who need it the most. Check your eligibility and APPLY before the deadline: https://www.canada.ca/.../top-up-canada-housing-benefit.html
We just announced a $1.5 billion investment in support of the first-ever National Strategy for Rare Diseases! 1/12 Canadians, including many children, have a rare disease, and only a small percentage of these conditions have treatments—most are unaffordable and out of reach. Delivered over 3 years, the funding will help patients, have better access [...]
Watch to find out what the new Housing Accelerator Fund means for you‼️ We're here to help cities and other local governments to cut through the red tape that makes it tough to build housing in our communities. Get the full deets: https://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/.../housing-accelerator-fund