Not too long ago, young people had to leave this province to find good jobs. Now, they’re training for jobs of today and tomorrow in Nova Scotia, and they’re starting and growing their careers here at home. Whenever I visit Marine Fabricators, Woodside Industries, or the Halifax Shipyard, I’m blown away by the number [...]
Great news!!! Canada’s Minister of Housing, Ahmed Hussen joined us in Halifax to announce over $11 Million for more affordable housing in HRM through Round 3 of the Rapid Housing Initiative! The first 2 rounds of this initiative brought over $21 million for the municipality. Thanks to this, and our partnerships, many vulnerable people [...]
You deserve to access the health care you need when you need it. That’s why we just delivered an additional $2 billion top-up to the provinces and territories to help them reduce backlogs and respond to urgent pressures in emergency rooms, operating rooms, and in pediatric hospitals like the IWK. Yes, the provinces and [...]
So great to have my colleague and pal, MP Peter Fragiskatos here to meet with incredible Community Volunteer Income Tax Program volunteers, and to announce more funding to support free tax clinics across Nova Scotia!! This special group of volunteer tax preparers go above and beyond to help folks file their taxes. Folks like, [...]
More fantastic news for seniors across Nova Scotia! Canada’s Minister of Seniors, Kamal Khera announced $61 million to support community-based projects that benefit seniors across the country—including 109 projects in Nova Scotia! From programs to encourage healthy active living, to helping seniors stay more informed and socially connected—these projects create better opportunities for seniors [...]
We know that the tourism industry is vital to Nova Scotia and to Nova Scotians. And we’re here to help our incredible tourism operators bounce back and grow, attracting more visitors to our incredible province. Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor joined us today to announce $6.3 million in new Tourism Relief funding for 53 great [...]
Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes (BMBCL) is a BIG step closer to becoming a National Urban Park! Just imagine, if we keep working together on this, Nova Scotia will have a National Urban Park that's accessible by bus! Incredible. I joined my colleagues MP Lena Metlege Diab and MP Andy Fillmore today, and representatives from [...]
More incredible news for clean technology companies and workers in Dartmouth—Cole Harbour. We just announced almost $3 million in contributions for multiple clean technology companies and organizations that are developing and promoting clean technology! Companies in Dartmouth—Cole Harbour and across Atlantic Canada are developing ground-breaking clean technologies, and our government is here to support [...]
Do you know that Totally Raw Pet Food is a local success story?? Here in Dartmouth, they’ve grown from a small family business, to a company with over 35 employees and they’re exporting right across Canada. Today, I announced a $75,000 repayable investment to help enhance Totally Raw Pet Food’s manufacturing ability through the [...]
BIG day for Nova Scotia! PM Justin Trudeau, alongside the Premier of NS, announced support for a $300 Million project to help Michelin modernize their facilities across the province, securing more than 3,600 good jobs, and creating many more. This project will ensure that Michelin can manufacture more efficient tires, including tires for electric [...]