I am SO excited for this funding opportunity! We just launched the 1st intake of applications for the Canada Healthy Communities Initiative. Why am I so excited? This funding is all about creating more vibrant, safer community spaces. It’s about helping our community spaces adapt to COVID-19, so we can enjoy the places we [...]
BREAKING: Proud Boys, Atomwaffen Division, Russian Imperial Movement, along with others have been added to the Terrorist Entities List in Canada. Canada’s non-political national security & law enforcement agencies are regularly engaged in monitoring the activities of these groups. Months-to-years' worth of investigations have been under way to gather important evidence required to support [...]
Tuesday, February 2, 2021 We've been asking Canadians to avoid all non-essential travel since March 14th 2020. Throughout the pandemic we've put in place measures to protect Canadians from COVID-19. And we know that our travel measures are working, but as new and more infectious variants of the virus emerge, our government is taking [...]
Wednesday, January 13, 2021 We’ve reached an agreement with Pfizer to buy an extra 20 million doses of their COVID-19 vaccine. We’ve already begun delivering doses of vaccine to the provinces and territories & they’re working on vaccinating Canadians. More on the way each week! Best of all, Canada is on track to have [...]
Like you, I am totally disgusted by hateful and dangerous organizations like the Proud Boys. We strongly denounce this group and other organizations like it that exist to advance misogynistic and white supremacist beliefs and serve to glorify violence. I am aware that Canada’s national security and law enforcement agencies are actively engaged in [...]
Good news! Starting Jan 1st, seniors and other Canadians will receive reduced taxes through an increase to the Basic Personal Amount! When fully implemented, this tax reduction will benefit 4.3 million seniors, including 465,000 whose federal income tax will be reduced to ZERO. We know that seniors deserve to be safe, respected and to [...]
We just announced Canada's strengthened climate plan to help us build a more affordable, healthier, and resilient future, that we can be proud to pass on to future generations. Healthy Environment Healthy Canadians Healthy Economy Check it out here: https://www.canada.ca/.../healthy_environment_healthy...
Wednesday, December 9, 2020 So exciting! Canada has its 1st approved COVID-19 vaccine! Health Canada has authorized Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine after a thorough and independent review of the evidence. EFFECTIVE SAFE And we're getting an early start on what will become the largest mass vaccination operation in the history of our country. Let's do [...]
Hey, how are you doing today? It's okay to not be okay, but I hope you'll remember that FREE mental health and substance abuse support is available. During this pandemic, the Wellness Together Canada portal has been accessed 1.8 million times. Free for everyone and available 24/7—get help here https://ca.portal.gs/
Vaccines earlier than expected! We just announced that Canada is getting an early start on what will be the largest mass vaccination operation in our country's history. So large that we've recruited the Canadian Armed Forces to help with logistics! We secured an agreement with Pfizer to receive an EARLY delivery of 249,000 of [...]
