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Nova Scotia’s Viola Desmond will be the new face of Canada’s $10 bill- beginning in 2018!
I’m so thrilled that Viola Desmond will be the new face on our $10 Canadian Bill starting in 2018. What a great way to remember an impressive, civil rights icon in Canadian history. Desmond was [...]
National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women in Canada
Today we remember women who were killed because they were women. On this day back in 1989 14 young women were killed at l'École Polytechnique de Montréal for being women. Today is the National Day [...]
WATCH: WHY BILL S-211 SHOULD MATTER TO CANADIANS
Here's a bit of what I said last night in the House of Commons: "I’m sure many folks out there would ask ‘why do we need to make another day of awareness for [...]
Bill S-211, ‘An Act Respecting National Sickle Cell Awareness Day’
Today is the 1st hour of debate of 2nd Reading for Bill S-211, 'An Act Respecting National Sickle Cell Awareness Day.' I jumped at the chance when Senator Jane Cordy (also of Dartmouth) asked [...]
WATCH: CPC MP Jim Eglinski on Bill C-238 #BrightIdea
Having support on Bill C-238 'A National Strategy for Safe and Environmentally Sound Disposal of Lamps Containing Mercury Act' from throughout the House of Commons has been extremely humbling. My Bill passed unanimously with amendment [...]
STATEMENT: Fisher moves forward on two pieces of legislation in the House of Commons this week.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MP DARREN FISHER MOVES FORWARD ON TWO PIECES OF LEGISLATION IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. Dartmouth, NS (November 25th, 2016) Dartmouth-Cole Harbour Member of Parliament Darren Fisher will speak at 3rd [...]