Letter to Minister Alghabra regarding Dartmouth Cove and other Halifax Harbour water lots
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Minister Champagne and Freeland convene meeting with telecom companies in aftermath of Hurricane Fiona
Ottawa, September 28th 2022 “This evening, we met with senior executives from Bell, Rogers, Telus, Eastlink, and Xplore to discuss the situation in Atlantic Canada in the aftermath of Hurricane Fiona. We were provided with a situation report on the status of network outages and the companies’ ongoing efforts to restore services in the [...]
Our Government is here to support Nova Scotia and all impacted provinces – Hurricane Fiona
Hi folks. I hope that you’re making out okay. Our family doesn’t have our power back, but we are feeling very fortunate after this terrible storm. My heart goes out to the folks who were evacuated from an apartment on Lawrence Street, and everyone who has been struggling through this storm. Our friends in [...]
Statement by the Prime Minister on the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Statement by the Prime Minister on the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II September 8, 2022 Ottawa, Ontario The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II: “It is with the heaviest of hearts that we learned of the passing of Canada’s longest-reigning Sovereign, [...]
Darren Fisher on Dartmouth Cove Infill: “Dartmouth shouldn’t be a dumping ground for someone’s fill”
2022-05-30 FISHER: Dartmouth shouldn’t be a dumping ground for someone’s fill. All orders of government play a role in supporting our communities. As you may have heard, there is another infill project pending for Dartmouth Cove: https://nwar-rlen.tc.gc.ca/files-dossiers/2022-206446 This is a water lot that predates Confederation, and as such, it is currently subject to very [...]
CONSULTATION: Dartmouth Cove Waterfront Infill Project
FIND THE MOST UPDATED INFORMATION AND STATEMENT ON THE DARTMOUTH COVE INFILL PROJECT HERE: https://darrenfisher.ca/darren-fisher-on-dartmouth-cove-infill-dartmouth-shouldnt-be-a-dumping-ground-for-someones-fill/ 2022-05-19 Hi folks, there is another infill project pending for Dartmouth Cove. https://nwar-rlen.tc.gc.ca/files-dossiers/2022-206446 This is a water lot that predates Confederation. Unfortunately, a regulatory gap exists between all orders of government on these pre-Confederation water lots, and as we [...]
Canada announces additional measures to support Ukraine
Canada announces additional measures to support Ukraine February 24, 2022 Ottawa, Ontario Canada condemns in the strongest possible terms Russia’s egregious attack on Ukraine. These additional unprovoked actions are another clear and further violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty, territorial integrity, and independence. They are also in violation of Russia’s obligations under international law and the [...]
MP Fisher’s statement on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
February 24th, 2022 This is a dark day. My thoughts are with the Ukrainian people who are dealing with a brutal act of war against their country. As they fight for their country’s sovereignty, they are also fighting to uphold international law, and for democracy. As the Prime Minister said earlier, this is [...]
MP Fisher’s Speech on the Emergencies Act
February 19th, 2022 Mr. Darren Fisher (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Seniors, Lib.): Canada has a beautiful democracy, but let me be clear: Although beauty is not always perfect or without flaws, it is beautiful nonetheless, and our democracy is under attack by those who seek to destabilize it and to harm it. [...]
I just announced $6.5 million to help provide safe & supportive housing here in Dartmouth.
Joined by Minister Ahmed Hussen, I just announced a $6.5 million investment to help provide safe and supportive housing here in Dartmouth. This funding, delivered to HRM through our Government’s Rapid Housing Initiative (RHI), will be used to quickly transform a former hotel, located at 101 Yorkshire Avenue into “The Overlook”. Opening this year, [...]