During the first 'Daughters of the Vote', in March 2017, there were more women occupying seats in Parliament than there have been elected in the entire history of Confederation! Listening to the speeches in the House of Commons was an extremely empowering and emotional experience. When more women participate in politics and civic life, [...]
The new USMCA protects the rights of workers. It includes a robust labour chapter which aims to raise and improve labour standards and working conditions in all three countries by building on international labour principles and rights. “Unifor called for increased rules of origin and higher wage thresholds in Mexico to rebalance auto [...]
On Friday, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau broke a bottle of Nova Scotian Benjamin Bridge Méthode Classique Brut 2012 against the bow of Canada’s lead Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship for good luck, and officially named the ship, the Harry DeWolf! Did you know that the HMCS Harry DeWolf is named after a vice-admiral and brave [...]
I commended Dartmouth, Nova Scotia's paddling community and the success of the 2018 Pan American Canoe Sprint Championships on Lake Banook! Shout outs to The ADCKC Mic Mac AAC (real club account) Senobe Abenaki Aquatic Club Banook Canoe Club
Headed back home to Dartmouth-Cole Harbour tonight, and looking forward to spending the Thanksgiving weekend with my family!
Please SHARE, to save folks from falling for these scams. I’ve heard from many constituents that they’ve received phone calls from people pretending to be the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). Some of the callers even tell them that a warrant is out for their arrest!! As a reminder, there are many, many scams out [...]
Canada is open for business! Wow, LNG Canada just announced the largest private sector investment project in the history of Canada! $40-billion & will create 10,000 jobs at the height of construction + boost the economy! https://pm.gc.ca/eng/news/2018/10/02/government-canada-welcomes-largest-private-sector-investment-project-canadian
This quote from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at yesterday's United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement press conference says it all. "A year and a half ago, with rising questions about the future of NAFTA, I was asked how we’d respond. My answer was that we’d respond as Canadians always have, in uncertain times. We’d be constructive and [...]
Have you tried the donair soup from Souper Duper Soup in Dartmouth? Minister François-Philippe Champagne tried it on Friday and he loved it! Souper Duper Soup is located at 156 Ochterloney St in Dartmouth.
Attended the annual Down syndrome society walk with friends. Great to see our town crier Will Brewer, MLA Tim Halman and Mike Savage.