Did you know that Sickle Cell Anemia/Disease is one of the most predominant genetic diseases in the world? When I first became an MP I jumped at the chance to sponsor Senator Jane Cordy’s Bill S-211, to declare June 19th as National Sickle Cell Awareness Day in Canada. When Bill S-211 passed, Canada [...]
On Monday, we announced Canada's first-ever National Dementia Strategy. Age is a primary risk factor for dementia, and with Nova Scotia's aging population it's important that we recognize the hardworking stakeholders across the province that are raising awareness, and providing help for people with dementia and their caregivers. Happy to deliver these 'forget me [...]
This year, we launched the new First-Time Home Buyer Incentive to help middle class Canadians take their first steps towards home ownership! The incentive will make home ownership more affordable for first-time home buyers, by allowing them to lower their monthly mortgage payments, without having to increase their down payment! Learn more: https://www.placetocallhome.ca/…/first-time-homebuyer-incen… [...]
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 [...]
