On this International Women's Day, I want to remind organizations that the recently launched the Feminist Response and Recovery Fund - a call for proposals through Women and Gender Equality Canada’s Women’s Program is open until March 25th! Apply today: https://cfc-swc.gc.ca/fun-fin/frrf/index-en.html #FeministRecovery
Friday, March 5, 2021 What a busy week! Nova Scotia has vaccines in stock, and it's great to hear from more and more folks who are getting their vaccinations! Health Canada has now approved COVID-19 vaccines from Janssen Inc, Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, and AstraZeneca. And we just learned that Canada will be receiving 1.5 million [...]
Just picked up my tickets for the LakeCity Works Tiny Home Lottery! You can pick yours up here: https://rafflebox.ca/raffle/lakecityworks
So proud to see researchers in Nova Scotia leading the way! We know that long-term care facilities have been among the most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Through our Government's COVID-19 Immunity Task Force, we're supporting an important study to better understand which health factors cause long-term care residents to experience severe COVID-19 outcomes. [...]
JUST ANNOUNCED: On behalf of Patty Hajdu, the Minister of Health, I announced nearly $3.5 million to help expand the MySafe Society safer supply project to five sites in four cities across Canada: Vancouver and Victoria, London, and here in Dartmouth. We know that here in Nova Scotia, there are signs that the illegal [...]
Great start. Nice to see our new Premier setting the stage for stronger climate action!Nova Scotia announced new rebates for electric vehicles.$3,000 for new$2,000 for used$500 for e-bikesBest of all, you can stack this rebate with our Government's $5,000 federal rebate for electric vehicles! This should make it even easier to make the switch! https://tc.canada.ca/.../innovativ.../zero-emission-vehiclesI [...]
News Release: "Ace Machining will boost production capacity and create jobs February 24, 2021 · Dartmouth, Nova Scotia · Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) Investing in innovative Atlantic Canadian companies will protect jobs, keep businesses running and keep the economy going. That is why the Government of Canada is supporting Ace Machining, a Dartmouth machine [...]
CONSULTATION OPEN: As you know, I am a strong supporter of universal national pharmacare. And our government is already at work to make this a reality. However, as we move forward with our work to reduce drug prices in Canada, and work to implement national pharmacare, we need to make sure that patients with [...]
What does "avoid all non-essential travel" mean? It means taking one for #TeamCanada this year, and chilling out with the rest of us this winter instead. Physically distanced, of course. Canada has new travel restrictions in effect, with more on the way. International flights, including those from the USA are not permitted to land [...]
We just introduced sensible legislation that targets gun violence and criminal activity, addresses intimate partner violence, self-harm and online hate. Working to combat intimate partner and gender-based violence and self-harm involving firearms—the legislation will make it easier for friends and loved ones to apply to the courts for the immediate removal of an individual’s [...]
