Thank you to my good friend Geoff Regan for serving as Speaker of the House of Commons during the 42nd Parliament. Your work to bring decorum back to the House of Commons will leave a lasting legacy in this place. Thank you!
Over the weekend I attended A Christmas Full of Caring, in support of Margaret’s House. Thank you to the wonderful volunteers who organized this special event. And thank you to everyone who took part in the auctions and dinner. This is always a special night.
It was so great to meet with Cathy Deagle-Gammon of DASC Industries, and Liam O’Rourke of LakeCity Works. We have so many wonderful social enterprises in Dartmouth-Cole Harbour. Thank you for all you do!
This morning I was interviewed by Elizabeth with Global Halifax. We chatted about the mandate ahead. Thanks for stopping by!
Great morning! I met with Tony Mancini to discuss ways we can work together on environmental issues. And I joined the Dartmouth North Association for their regular meeting and we discussed homelessness and affordable housing, in particular. Then I had a chance to catch up with folks at the Greater Burnside Business Association Luncheon! [...]
Great Village On Main NS morning networking meeting at Station1 Lebanese Kitchen. The restaurant is located at 50 Tacoma Dr in Dartmouth and the food is fantastic!!
I attended a very cool discussion on Electric Vehicles at OneWind in Burnside this week and learned a lot! There is so much activity and excitement around Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEVs). And Canada sold over 14,000 Zero Emission Vehicles last month! Pretty cool. My questions to you. Would you buy an Electric Car? Now? [...]
Great visit to the Ecology Action Centre today! It was great to see their revitalized office first-hand. Their renovation project won numerous awards and was declared the most energy efficient commercial office retrofit in Canada! Through careful design, their building uses 50%+ less energy than before. Well done to everyone involved in this project. I’m looking [...]
Great start to the day with the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Nova Scotia Chapter for their National Philanthropy Day breakfast. Fabulous discussion on strengthening the charitable sector for the future. Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP)
I had the BEST visit to Ian Forsyth Elementary School today. These grade 6 kids are brilliant. They asked thoughtful, engaged questions about what it's like to be a Member of Parliament, and how I was nominated. They asked me why I entered politics, and how politicians get ready for upcoming elections. And of [...]