Households across Dartmouth—Cole Harbour receive Canada Carbon Rebate payments four times a year. (If for some reason you aren’t getting yours, please call my office for help at 902-462-6453) These rebate payments are made possible because we put a price on pollution. And if the price on pollution goes up, the rebate payments go [...]
March 4, 2024 Darren Fisher, M.P. Dartmouth–Cole Harbour Dear M.P. Fisher: Thank you for your letter of January 11, 2024, regarding the proposed infill projects for pre-Confederation waterlots in Halifax Harbour, including waterlots in Dartmouth Cove. Transport Canada continues to fulfill its responsibility as outlined and defined by the Canadian Navigable Waters Act (CNWA). [...]
Hi folks, During our Government’s National Pharmacare announcement, I had a chat with Raina. She has Type 1 Diabetes and once our plan is in place, she won’t have to worry about coverage for her diabetes medication anymore. She won't have to worry about the fact that her parents are worrying about paying for [...]
As you know, I'm not a very partisan person, I'm more about focusing on what we can do to work together to better support our communities. But every time I hear the Conservatives talk about how if they were in our shoes they would make deep cuts to services, I think back to their [...]
After hearing the wonderful news about HRM protecting the Northwest Arm from unnecessary infill, I wrote again to the Minister of Transport asking for further assurances that the department would continue offering support to HRM should they wish to further regulate infilling of waterlots in the municipality, including those located in Dartmouth Cove. Here [...]
The 2023 Christmas poem— A House of Commons tradition. Happy to pick up the torch from the Nova Scotian legend, Rodger Cuzner.
Build more homes! Just announced in Dartmouth We’re delivering $79.3 Million for the Halifax Regional Municipality to fast-track 2,600 additional new homes over the next three years. And build nearly 9,000 more homes over the next decade. We challenged cities across Canada to come up with big and bold plans to cut the red [...]
Hi folks, Here is the latest response from Minister Alghabra regarding this letter: https://darrenfisher.ca/letter-to-minister-alghabra-regarding-dartmouth-cove-and-other-halifax-harbour-water-lots/ --Darren From: Minister of Transport / Ministre des Transports (TC) Sent: Monday, July 17, 2023 10:13 AM Subject: Regarding proposed infilling in the Halifax Harbour—specifically the Northwest Arm and Dartmouth Cove projects July 17, 2023 Darren Fisher, M.P. Dartmouth–Cole Harbour [...]
As local leaders, representing the Municipal, Provincial, and Federal orders of government, we stand together to reaffirm our commitment and support for the 2SLGBTQI+ community. We have become aware of an anti-trans event scheduled to take place in the heart of Dartmouth this Sunday that stands contrary to those values. Let us be clear, [...]
Public Service Labour Disruption: MP Fisher and our team are deeply grateful for Canada’s hardworking public servants. And we firmly recognize and respect the right of public servants to strike. We also understand that labour disruption can be stressful for our constituents who depend on important government services. We want you to know that [...]
