It’s folks like Ralph Mackenzie who keep Dartmouth going! It’s always a pleasure to chat with him and keep up to date on the great work the Public Good Society is doing. Shout out to all the incredible volunteers in Dartmouth-Cole Harbour! Thank you for all you do.
We know that Canadians want and deserve to retire at 65! Did you know that for the first time in over 20 years, Canada finally reached an agreement to meaningfully improve the retirement security of Canadians? The enhanced CPP will put up to 50% more into the pockets of retirees. That’s up to $7,000 [...]
Great to join Minister Kelly Regan, Minister Zach Churchill, MLA Yarmouth and MP Geoff Regan, at Play, Learn, Grow in Bedford for a great announcement. Funding from the Canada-Nova Scotia early learning and child care bilateral agreement will be used to create 135 new seats in the early childhood education program at Nova Scotia [...]
Love is love. Our team had a blast at Halifax Pride 2018. Despite the weather, the crowds were huge and supportive. Thank you to everyone at Halifax Pride for making this wonderful parade possible.
Had a great time checking out how entrepreneur Colin Duggan harvests salt. Tidal Salt is a very cool small business that produces various flavoured sea salts, you can buy their products at farm markets and local shops all over Dartmouth-Cole Harbour- a Piece of Nova Scotia. tidalsalt.ca
Today in Dartmouth on behalf of Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, I launched the Marine Environmental Quality Initiative as part of Canada's Oceans Protection Plan! Our endangered North Atlantic right whale, Southern Resident killer whale and the St. Lawrence Estuary beluga are vulnerable and matter to Canadians. We're investing $26 million in a number of projects [...]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a $90 million investment to twin/upgrade a very deadly stretch of Highway 104! He singled out Fire Chief Joe MacDonald for his advocacy and tireless efforts to have this highway twinned. So many Nova Scotian's travel this highway, including numerous students headed to StFX University. I applaud everyone who [...]
Many seniors in Dartmouth-Cole Harbour have contacted me, asking that we create a Minister of Seniors. Done! Today, Filomena Tassi became Canada's new Minister of Seniors! Minister Tassi will help our Government better understand the needs of Canadian seniors. She'll ensure that programs and services are developed that properly respond to Canada's aging population. [...]
It's not everyday you have a federal Cabinet Minister on your lawn in Dartmouth! The federal Minister of Environment and Climate Change Catherine McKenna joined MLA Derek Mombourquette Sydney-Whitney Pier, provincial Minister of Energy and Mines to announce the expansion of the Home Energy Assessment, Green Heat and Efficient Products Installation programs for homeowners that use non-electric [...]
The “Pathways to Shipbuilding” indigenous education and apprenticeship program is something we can all be very proud of. Canadians from coast to coast to coast support the National Shipbuilding Strategy. We’re rebuilding our marine industry while supporting technological innovation and helping build our economy. So far through projects like this, more than 1,500 Indigenous individuals [...]