So great to catch up with my friend MP Jaime Battiste at the Mawita’jik Competition Pow Wow 2022. The Pow Wow is taking place at the Zatzman Sportsplex all weekend! Find more information: https://discoverhalifaxns.com/.../mawitajik-competition.../
We just announced a new program to help low-income seniors with tasks like snow removal, light housekeeping, meal delivery and transportation! We know that seniors want to be able to live a safe and healthy life, while staying in their own home and community for as long as possible. That’s why Minister Kamal Khera [...]
We’re so lucky to have incredible organizations in Dartmouth—Cole Harbour, like The North Grove. Over the weekend they held their Season Opener Celebration for the North Grove Community Farm and Community Garden. The place was alive with community spirit! I love how folks can learn how to grow their own food—and then learn how [...]
We have a limited number of Happy Canada Day signs left for Dartmouth—Cole Harbour constituents! I love seeing these signs reused year after year! Already have one? Don’t forget to put it out! Want one? Sign up today to pick yours up: https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLSejYRonYxe.../viewform...
Where do you paddle or row? I let folks across Canada know all about Dartmouth-Cole Harbour's incredible paddling and rowing clubs!! Calling all paddlers and rowers! What's your club?
On this day in 1944, thousands of Canadians lost their lives or were wounded as they fought valiantly for democracy and for our freedom. On the 78th anniversary of D-Day we remember their courage and their sacrifice. Lest we forget. https://www.veterans.gc.ca/.../d-day-and-the-battle-of...
I hope you’re having a great weekend! I started my day off at Market Madness at Cole Harbour Place. There were so many wonderful vendors. Huge thanks to the The Mom Market Collective Inc. Halifax for organizing this! The Cole Harbour Heritage Farm Museum’s Fibre Frolic was fantastic. From sheep shearing and demonstrations, to [...]
We’ve heard loud and clear from Canadians that they want to see stronger action on gun crime. We’ve recently introduced the strongest gun control measures in over forty years, including: Implementing a national freeze on handguns to prevent individuals from bringing newly acquired handguns into Canada and from buying, selling, and transferring handguns within [...]
Happy National AccessAbility Week! We need to keep working on creating a Canada that's disability #InclusiveFromTheStart, by breaking down barriers, celebrating disability diversity, and considering the needs of everyone right from the beginning. Learn more: https://www.canada.ca/.../national-accessability-week.html
I’m at the NATO Parliamentary Assembly Spring Session in Vilnius, Lithuania with several of my colleagues representing Canada. The NATO alliance has never been more relevant or more united in my lifetime. I was deeply moved when Ukrainian MP Mariana Bezuhla took time to join us virtually from the frontline in the Donbas region [...]