Our Lake Echo constituency office is officially open!

This budget reflects the campaign the Prime Minister ran on, and puts Canada on a new course.

It is focused on building a stronger Canadian economy with good paying jobs. It advanced new policies that will help get major projects built, support business growth, and find customers with new trading partners around the world.

This year marks 150 years of the Supreme Court of Canada helping to shape this country, standing in ardent defence of Canadian democracy and in defence of our freedoms.

May its work continue so that 150 years from now, Canada remains the true North, strong, and free.

The federal government is stepping up to help build more homes.

Recently, we launched Build Canada Homes, a new agency with access to federal land and $13 Billion in capital to help build more affordable housing and create good paying jobs for the people who build it.

Viola’s Way in New Glasgow will be a terrific new gathering place for the community that honours not only Viola Desmond’s defence of racial equality but changemakers from the African Nova Scotian community more broadly who have been living in this region for more than 400 years.

Great news!

Yesterday, the House of Commons unanimously supported our legislation to give Canadians a tax break.

The Bill will cut income taxes for 22 Million Canadians beginning July 1, which will save households up to $840 a year.

Don’t let anybody tell you that because we come from a small region, we can’t do big things.

Atlantic Canada represents about 6.5% of the national population but is home to 20% of Canada’s aerospace & defence sector.

The new cabinet met for the first time this morning after the recent federal election.

Our first act was to make good on our campaign commitment to cut taxes for Canadian households.

Today, I was sworn into Prime Minister Mark Carney’s cabinet as Canada’s Minister of Justice and Attorney-General, as well as the Minister responsible for economic development in Atlantic Canada.

Happy 150th to the Town of New Glasgow!

Last night we kicked off the festivities to celebrate this important occasion alongside members of the community.

Thank you to Chief Young and to Pictou Landing First Nation for the invitation to join yesterday’s moving Red Dress Day event, on Canada’s National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit People.

We’re expanding access to transit in rural Nova Scotia!

12 communities across the province will see enhanced services as a result of a $3.9 Million investment from the federal government.

Had a productive meeting in Ottawa this week with Mi’kmaq Chiefs in Nova Scotia, including Chief Tamara Young from Pictou Landing First Nation.

It’s a big week at StFX University!

Today marks the most important day on campus as a new class of students in their senior year will receive their X-Rings, joining a network of thousands of alumni around the world who proudly wear the <[X]>.

Congrats to Premier Houston on the Nova Scotian election!

I’m looking forward to continuing our work together for the Province and community we both call home.

Rural communities need more doctors and nurses!

We’ve changed the rules of the Student Loan Forgiveness program to make sure communities like Sheet Harbour, Middle Musquodoboit, and Musquodoboit Harbour benefit from the program

Congratulations to the Westville Fire Department on their 150th anniversary!

To celebrate the occasion, the department hosted a dinner and awards banquet, which we were happy to support with a financial contribution of $8,000!

The new and expanded deCoste Cultural Hub is officially open!

The Centre has always been a treasured venue but this major renovation includes an expanded, accessible culture hub that includes a new modern public library, a fully renovated theatre, visual arts exhibition facilities, and meeting space for other cultural and community groups.

A few months ago the federal Minister of Health, Mark Holland, held a session with seniors in our community to discuss the need for dental coverage.

The message we heard: nobody should go without the dental care they need because they can’t afford it.

We’re building more affordable housing in New Glasgow!

Together, the federal and provincial governments, along with the Nova Scotia Co-operative Council, have invested more than $4 Million toward the construction of 20 new affordable homes at Coady’s Place.