Join me in honouring and thanking these incredible Veterans! Yesterday I stopped by Camp Hill Veterans' Memorial Hospital with Minister Seamus O'Regan, MP Bernadette Jordan, MP Andy Fillmore, and MP Darrell Samson. It was a privilege to be present while Veterans Alan Sagar of Terence Bay, and André Desrochers of Westphal received their Commendations [...]

  Today is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women. Today we remember that on December 6, 1989, 13 students and an administrator at l'École Polytechnique were murdered because they were women.

Did you know that Canada plays a part in stabilizing regions? Today’s meeting of the Standing Committee on National Defence was a briefing session on regional geopolitical and military interests in the context of Russian hostility and aggression. We had Ambassadors from the Embassies of Georgia, Republic of Moldova, and Ukraine. [...]

Our Government has officially launched a nomination call for leaders, practitioners and experts in early learning and child care for the creation of the Expert Panel! This panel will act as a sounding board and a forum for in-depth discussion on issues related to early learning and child care information, data and research. Topics [...]

I always appreciate meeting with youth. It's important to me that I understand their perspective on policy and issues facing young people in Canada. I had a great meeting with Canadian Alliance of Student Associations this week! Thanks for enlightening me on the issues facing post-secondary students in Canada!!

We know that folks here in Dartmouth-Cole Harbour are struggling with the closure of Sears. They’re not alone, pensioners from coast to coast to coast have faced difficult circumstances, including reduced benefits due to their employer’s insolvency and underfunded workplace pension plans. However, at the same time, we know that small businesses, lenders and [...]

SHARE if you support the Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada, and the incredible work they do for youth! We're lucky to have the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Halifax in Dartmouth-Cole Harbour. Amazing people, doing amazing things.