JUST ANNOUNCED: New submarines for the Royal Canadian Navy — Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) selected! Along the shores of Halifax Harbour, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the largest defence procurement in Canadian history—Canada's next generation of submarines for the Royal Canadian Navy. Canada has selected Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) as the preferred supplier, with [...]
BIG news for Dartmouth and Lake Banook! Today, I was proud to deliver more than $500,000 in federal support through Sport Canada and ACOA to help host Canoe ’26 and deliver long-term upgrades at Lake Banook. This funding will support this incredible international event while supporting new modular docks, improved venue-wide internet connectivity, safety [...]
Today, alongside my colleagues Minister Lena Metlege Diab and Braedon Clark, we joined the Affordable Housing Association of Nova Scotia (AHANS) and community partners to highlight an investment of $6 million in Reaching Home funding supporting 16 projects across HRM. We've entrusted AHANS to administer annual funding through Reaching Home to critical frontline organizations [...]
Today we celebrated the grand reopening of the historic Banook Canoe Club!! What a special day for Dartmouth. These waters, Lake Banook and the Shubenacadie Canal waterway, have shaped who we are. Paddling is part of Dartmouth’s identity. In Dartmouth, people don’t ask if you paddle. They ask where you paddle. For more than [...]
We’re getting more homes built in Dartmouth—Cole Harbour! Today, I announced that our government has partnered with Millbrook First Nation to help build a new 68-unit apartment building with one, two, and three-bedroom rental homes through the Affordable Housing Fund. It was great spending time with Chief Gloade today at Millbrook First Nation to [...]
May 12, 2026 Dartmouth, Nova Scotia The global market and trade landscape is shifting rapidly, creating uncertainty and challenges for workers, industries and communities across Canada. In a changing world, the Government of Canada is focused on building a stronger, more resilient economy. This requires coordinated action from governments to protect jobs, strengthen local [...]
BIG news today for Canada and for Dartmouth—Cole Harbour Today, we announced more than $3 billion in new infrastructure and defence-related investments across Atlantic Canada. Canada has also reached NATO’s 2% defence spending target as we continue to step up in a changing and more uncertain world. This isn’t about spending for the sake [...]
JUST ANNOUNCED: Over $3.2 million in federal defence investments for 3 Dartmouth—Cole Harbour companies. In a rapidly changing and less secure world, Canada is rebuilding, rearming, and reinvesting to strengthen our sovereignty and keep Canadians safe. These investments are part of Canada’s first Defence Industrial Strategy, focused on building more here in Canada, strengthening [...]
February 5, 2026 Vaughan, Ontario The world is changing rapidly, fundamentally reshaping trade relationships and leaving economies, businesses, and workers under a cloud of uncertainty. Canada’s automotive industry is on the frontline of this shift, with more than 90% of Canadian-made vehicles and 60% of Canadian-made auto parts currently exported to the U.S. Canada’s [...]
JUST ANNOUNCED: We’re delivering over $2.5 million to help HRM reduce the risk of flooding in Cole Harbour by daylighting part of Upper Bissett Run and upgrading stormwater infrastructure! I know how important restoring natural watercourses is for Dartmouth–Cole Harbour, especially when it comes to protecting our communities from severe weather. This area has [...]
