Joined by Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor, I just announced a $1 million investment through ACOA to Dartmouth’s NOVONIX! You’ve heard me say it time and time again, companies in Dartmouth—Cole Harbour are doing incredible things! And when it comes to clean technology, companies here are leading the way. Novonix, started back in 2013 as [...]
From handling a high volume of cargo vessels, to welcoming cruise ships filled with tourists—the Port of Halifax helps drive Nova Scotia’s economy. It was great to join my fellow MPs Andy Fillmore & Lena Metlege Diab at the Port of Halifax, where Minister Omar Alghabra announced Canada’s comprehensive plan to welcome cruise ships [...]
The Government of Canada is delivering more than $27 million to provide better care for Nova Scotians living in long-term care! As Parliamentary Secretary for the Minister of Seniors, I joined Minister Sean Fraser, along with provincial Ministers Barbara Adams and Michelle Thompson, to announce a Safe Long-term Care Fund (SLTCF) agreement with Nova [...]
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, [...]
Nova Scotia is ahead of schedule and is reducing child care fees on average by 25%— retroactive to Jan 2022! (50% reduction, on average, by the end of 2022) On track for $10/day, on average, by March 31, 2026 as agreed to under the Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement. You can find [...]
We just announced an investment of over $1.2 million to Dartmouth's Clean Foundation to help place up to 250 more Electric Vehicle chargers across Nova Scotia! Since 2015 we've invested $1 billion to help make EVs more accessible and affordable for Canadians. We're providing rebates of up to $5,000 to help more folks [...]
We understand the importance of supporting the livability, health, and safety of our communities. That’s why we’ve delivered an extra $55 million to Nova Scotia through the Canada Community-Building Fund for 2021-2022. And this is on top of the $58 million we already delivered! More than $51 million of this funding will be spent [...]
We know that this pandemic has been so difficult for Canadians waiting on medical procedures. That’s why our Liberal Government is delivering extra health care funding to the provinces and territories. Last week, we provided an extra top up of $103,022,000 through the Canada Health Transfer to the Province of Nova Scotia. And we [...]
We’re helping Halifax Transit go electric. The Government of Canada, Government of Nova Scotia and HRM just announced a $112 million combined investment for: 60 new electric buses Charging equipment for the fleet Expansion and deep energy retrofit of the Ragged Lake Transit Centre. The centre will be state of the art, incorporating solar, [...]
Although housing generally falls within the provincial government's jurisdiction, our Government has taken an active role by investing in affordable housing, and we will continue doing everything we can to help make sure that individuals and families have a safe place to call home. It's the right thing to do. We just announced an [...]