It’s Canada’s 43rd Small Business Week. As you know, I think EVERY week is a great week to support our small local businesses, but this is a great week to acknowledge how much our favourite businesses mean to our families and to our community! I’d like to give a small business shoutout to Cha [...]
The Bedford Institute of Oceanography (BIO) in Dartmouth is home to incredible scientists and researchers who are always working hard to make our oceans cleaner, healthier, and safe. Today, Minister Mona Fortier joined me in Dartmouth to meet with the incredible team at BIO, and we had an opportunity to see our Government’s Greening [...]
Good news for Early Childhood Educators in Nova Scotia Better wages Access to professional development As part of our Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care System funding, the Government of Nova Scotia committed to increasing wages for ECEs. ECEs working in regulated child care settings will receive a 14%—43% pay raise, retroactive to July! [...]
Yesterday, joined by the Prime Minister, we visited and thanked the incredible employees of the Canadian Hurricane Centre and the Atlantic Storm Prediction Centre. Located in downtown Dartmouth, these incredible scientists are responsible for predicting and monitoring the evolution of storms like Fiona. We received an in-depth briefing on their work, learned more about [...]
While the Prime Minister visited beautiful Dartmouth today, we announced an additional $300 million fund to support businesses and communities impacted by Hurricane Fiona. Across Atlantic Canada and into Eastern Quebec, so many communities are deeply impacted by this brutal storm. Although the Government of Canada already covers up to 90% of provincial expenses [...]
Here in Mi’kma’ki we are celebrating Treaty Day which also marks the start of Mi’kmaq History Month. Today we celebrate the Peace and Friendship Treaties signed between the Crown and the Mi’kmaq people. And we recognize that in Nova Scotia we are all treaty people. You can learn more about Mi’kmaq History Month here: [...]
Happy National Seniors Day! Today on October 1st we celebrate the many accomplishments and immense impacts that Canadian seniors have made from coast to coast to coast. So nice to stop by the Dartmouth Seniors Service Centre to chat with folks and enjoy their community market! This wonderful non profit is located at 45 [...]
The Truth and Reconciliation Day flag raising and Reconciliation Proclamation reading took place this morning. Thank you to Chief Robinson for the words of reflection. Today we remember and honour the children who never had the chance to come home. We honour Survivors of residential schools, their families and communities, who continue to carry [...]
We recently said farewell to a Dartmouth great — John A. Young, Q.C. Whether you knew him from around the community, from his many volunteer commitments, through his legal career at BOYNECLARKE LLP, or as a Nova Scotia Liberal—his absence is felt deeply. It was an honour to rise in the House of Commons [...]
I'm asking all Members of Parliament in the House of Commons to STOP the political games and focus on supporting Atlantic Canadians through the aftermath of Hurricane Fiona. We must support Atlantic Canada through what may be the worst storm we’ve seen in our history. When the provinces need our help, our Government will [...]