I’m wearing Plaid for Dad to raise awareness and help end prostate cancer- will you? Due to increased awareness, mortality rates due to this disease have been cut in half in Canada! Join me and wear Plaid for Dad this Father’s Day weekend.
It was a big day with the single-use plastics ban announcement in Canada, however something else really positive happened at Parliament too! In case you missed it: 'A more humane country': Canada to ban keeping whales, dolphins in captivity' Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/whales-1.5169138
We're making polluters pay while investing in Canadians. We've reversed the Conservative cuts to Atlantic Canada while increasing investment in our region. Canada's economy is heating up. ONE MILLION jobs have been created since we took office. Canada has the LOWEST unemployment on record. Read more here: https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/may-jobs-statscan-1.5166200
Over the weekend I attended the D-Day memorial service in Dartmouth, hosted by Somme Branch #31 & Centennial Branch 160. Today is the 75th anniversary of D-Day, an important milestone in the Second World War, and one of the most defining moments in Canadian history. On D-Day, June 6th, 1944, Canadians valiantly fought for [...]
There is an extreme financial and environmental cost to climate inaction. The costs are so high, and we can see this in New Brunwick, and other provinces across Canada, as they're cleaning up after multiple '100-year' floods, in back-to-back years. This is why we're taking action to reduce emissions and fight climate change. There [...]
Join me in thanking our Canadian Armed Forces Members!
Please share. The new hotline to help victims of human trafficking launched last week. Human trafficking is a crime that disproportionately affects women & girls, particularly Indigenous, newcomer & low-income individuals. This hotline will connect victims to the services and the programs they need. We'll continue to focus on supporting victims and providing them [...]
This is huge news! Air travel can be expensive, and you deserve stress-free, fair and consistent treatment, that’s why we’ve developed new Air Passenger Protection Regulations! ✈️ In cases of tarmac delays, denied boarding, cancellations, & lost or damaged baggage, travelers will be entitled to clear standards of treatment and compensation. CBC reported: “Overbooking [...]
Wonder why I've been advocating for increased nature funding in Canada? One million species are at risk of extinction. One million. That's why we're investing $1.3B to protect Canada's wild spaces- And $1.5B for Canada's Oceans Protection Plan!
Canada just joined other world leaders and adopted the Christchurch Call to Action – a global pledge to end terrorism and violent extremism online. And we’re leading the way as we address hate speech, privacy, disinformation, election interference, and data control. There’s a lot more to do, and Canada is stepping up to the [...]