JUST ANNOUNCED: Choose Canada this summer with the new Canada Strong Pass! Starting June 20 through to September 2, 2025, our government is making it easier and more affordable for families to explore everything Canada has to offer—from coast to coast to coast. With the Canada Strong Pass, no registration or physical pass is [...]
Today we announced our plan for rebuilding, rearming, and reinvesting in our Canadian Armed Forces. With this major increase in defence investment, Canada will meet NATO’s 2% spending target THIS year. That's 5 years ahead of schedule. This investment will also bring huge benefits to our local defence sector—supporting good jobs here in Dartmouth—Cole [...]
Big news for smiles across Dartmouth—Cole Harbour! Applications for the Canadian Dental Care Plan are open for eligible Canadians aged 18 to 34! Here’s how the rollout is happening this month: May 1: Ages 55–64 May 15: Ages 18–34 ← NOW! May 29: Ages 35–54 We launched the CDCP so no one has to [...]
Big News: More Canadians can access the Canadian Dental Care Plan!! Here in Dartmouth-Cole Harbour, folks are seeing a dentist for the first time in DECADES. This plan matters because oral health IS health. Did you know? 1% of ER visits every year are due to poor oral health, costing our healthcare system $1.8 [...]
Expanding Access to Life-Changing Treatments for Rare Diseases We announced a bilateral agreement with the Government of Nova Scotia, investing over $39 million to improve access to new and existing treatments for rare diseases. This funding will help ensure that more people living with rare conditions get the medications, early diagnosis, and screening they [...]
Teamwork makes the dream work. We're delivering $300,000 to help the Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo continue to proudly showcase our military past and present. Thanks to my colleague MP Lena Metlege Diab for joining me in advocating for this important funding support to help keep the Tattoo’s mission strong for the future. [...]
JUST ANNOUNCED: We’re delivering $5M to establish Canada’s first large-scale bioinnovation centre—right here in Dartmouth! Dartmouth—Cole Harbour is a renowned cleantech hub, and the Neptune BioInnovation Centre will build on this incredible industry. With incredible local expertise here in Atlantic Canada, and our government’s strong support, we're investing in the future to help these [...]
This week, I announced over $7 million to help 11 different companies and organizations grow, modernize, and provide more good jobs here in Dartmouth—Cole Harbour. For too long, Atlantic Canada didn’t get the support we needed to thrive—that’s one of the reasons I ran to be your Member of Parliament. Companies and organizations in [...]
Today, I announced the sale of the Downtown Dartmouth Marine House property under the Federal Lands Initiative, so it can be turned into affordable housing! (176 Portland Street) In the hands of the Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Society, this surplus federal property will be redeveloped and transformed into over 60 safe and supportive homes. It’s [...]
We’re securing and creating thousands of jobs for Nova Scotia. The contract is signed with Irving Shipbuilding Inc to build and deliver the River-class destroyers here in Nova Scotia! Nova Scotians know how to build ships. Our skilled shipbuilders are gearing up to build the River-class Destroyers for our Royal Canadian Navy, just as [...]
