It’s Purple Day! Did you know that Purple Day was founded by Nova Scotia’s own, Cassidy Megan? Over 300,000 Canadians, including Cassidy Megan, live with epilepsy. She created this day to help raise awareness of epilepsy and to eliminate the fear and stigma surrounding it. Back in 2012, my friend Geoff Regan’s Private Member’s [...]
Great to catch up with friends, including former Prime Minister, the Right Honourable Jean Chrétien, before the US President’s Address to Parliament!
DEADLINE - March 31, 2023 The one-time $500 top-up to the Canada Housing Benefit is targeted to help low-income renters who need it the most. Check your eligibility and APPLY before the deadline: https://www.canada.ca/.../top-up-canada-housing-benefit.html
We just announced a $1.5 billion investment in support of the first-ever National Strategy for Rare Diseases! 1/12 Canadians, including many children, have a rare disease, and only a small percentage of these conditions have treatments—most are unaffordable and out of reach. Delivered over 3 years, the funding will help patients, have better access [...]
Watch to find out what the new Housing Accelerator Fund means for you‼️ We're here to help cities and other local governments to cut through the red tape that makes it tough to build housing in our communities. Get the full deets: https://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/.../housing-accelerator-fund
It’s World Down Syndrome Day! It’s a great day to help raise awareness for people with Down syndrome. This year’s theme is ‘With us, not for us’. An excellent reminder that persons with Down syndrome should be at the table and part of the work that’s underway to advocate for them. Part of the [...]
Did you know that as our population ages, the number of Canadians living with dementia is expected to reach nearly 1 million individuals by 2030? I want you to know that we recently announced more funding to support these important brain health research and innovation initiatives. The Centre for Aging + Brain Health Innovation [...]
Marg Princess Warrior invaded Parliament Hill today! This Hour Has 22 Minutes
Happy International Women's Day! This year's theme for #IWD2023 is "Every woman counts." All women, from all walks of life, have a place in every facet of our society. Women belong in boardrooms, in the House of Commons, in Council chambers, in legislatures—women belong at the decision-making table. Women belong.
From coast-to-coast-to-coast, Canadians stand with Ukraine. It’s been one year since Russia began it’s brutal and illegal full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Ukrainians, day in and day out, continue to stand up for their country, for democracy, and for human rights. And Canada remains steadfast in our support. Since Russia launched their full-scale invasion of [...]