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  • His favourite word is seniors.

Liberal MP for Dartmouth—Cole Harbour (Nova Scotia)

Won his last election, in 2021, with 53% of the vote.

A week ago

Spoke at the National Defence committee on Transparency within the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Gentlemen, thank you very much for being here. Naval Lieutenant White, thank you for being here and sharing your story. ...

Voted Yes on Vote #740 on Bill S-209 Respecting Pandemic Observance Day

Spoke at the Information & Ethics committee on Main Estimates 2024-25: Vote 1 under Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying, ... Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Thank you, Madam Commissioner, for being here. You have such an in-depth knowledge of this. It's really refreshing for us ...

Voted Yes on Vote #739 Motion to proceed to Orders of the Day

Spoke at the National Defence committee on Defence Policy Update Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. General, I thank you and your team for being here today. You're here at committee a lot, and we certainly ...

Voted No on Vote #737 on Bill C-50 Respecting accountability, transparency and engagement to support the creation of sustainable jobs for workers and ...

Voted Yes on Vote #738 on Bill C-50 Respecting accountability, transparency and engagement to support the creation of sustainable jobs for workers and ...

Two weeks ago

Spoke at the Information & Ethics committee on Use of Social Media Platforms for Data Harvesting and Unethical or Illicit ... Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. I certainly hope you can hear me. I have been having some Internet issues. I put my name on the ...

Voted Yes on Vote #686 Motion to proceed to Orders of the Day

Spoke at the National Defence committee on Lack of Housing Availability on or Near Bases for Canadian Armed Forces ... Thank you very much. I say this to Ms. Mathyssen. When I heard about this motion, I was super-supportive, as all of us were on this ...

Spoke at the Information & Ethics committee on Committee Business and Election of Vice-Chairs Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. As this is my first meeting, I've been absorbing everything that's been said by all the speakers. I certainly appreciate ...

A month ago

Spoke in the House on Dental Care Mr. Speaker, I believe that no one in this country should ever spend their days in pain because they cannot afford to see a dentist. Oral ...

Two months ago

Spoke at the National Defence committee on Contracting of Consulting Services and Other Professional Services Within the Canadian Armed ... Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Thank you to our witnesses. Again, as Ms. Kramp-Neuman said, thank you for your patience. What happens in the House ...

Spoke at the National Defence committee on Transparency within the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces I want to thank the two commissioners and their teams for being here. It's funny. I had a prepared question, but I hear the frustration in ...

Spoke in the House on Mayor of Halifax Mr. Speaker, I am rising to recognize and honour my good friend and former parliamentarian from Dartmouth—Cole Harbour, the three-term Mayor of Halifax, Mike Savage. Mike ...

Three months ago

Spoke in the House on Rick Howe Mr. Speaker, “If you're not outraged, you're not paying attention.” Rick Howe, Nova Scotian broadcasting legend, the voice of Nova Scotia, has passed away at the ...

More than three months ago

Spoke in the House on Christmas Mr. Speaker, 'Twas the week before Christmas and I must admit, Thirty hours was a long time to sit. But Liberals prevailed on behalf of the ...

Spoke in the House on Myles Goodwyn Mr. Speaker, Nova Scotia lost one of its own yesterday. Myles Goodwyn of Canada's legendary band April Wine has passed away. For decades, Myles and April ...

Spoke in the House on Health Madam Speaker, on this World AIDS Day, ensuring that Canadians have access to testing and treatment for HIV is a top priority for our government. That ...

Spoke in the House on HIV and AIDS Madam Speaker, December 1 marks World AIDS Day and the beginning of Indigenous AIDS Awareness Week. During this time, we remember those we lost to HIV ...

Spoke in the House on National Pain Awareness Week Mr. Speaker, this week marks National Pain Awareness Week, a time to raise awareness about chronic pain, the severe impact it has on people's lives and ...

Posted on Twitter Happy birthday @pie_humble!!! #Dartmouth https://t.co/R1DF6xHllz

Posted on Twitter Love how many folks came out to show local Downtown #Dartmouth businesses some love! 🥰 Way to go, @DT_Dartmouth! https://t.co/EebH6fKiRw

Posted on Twitter It’s a beautiful day in #Dartmouth for the @DT_Dartmouth food crawl! 😍 🗓Today 5:30pm — 8:00pm #SupportLocal https://t.co/8oNc5BCgmS

Posted on Twitter ✨Oh. My. Goodness.✨ This is going to be the BIGGEST Downtown #Dartmouth Food Crawl yet. 🍔🍝🍪🥞 The folks at… https://t.co/NTVo8zoZct

Posted on Twitter It’s the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia, a time to reaffirm our commitment to maki… https://t.co/UzYp9JxWKx

Posted on Twitter 🙌 Amazing news for #CleanTech companies in #Dartmouth #ColeHarbour and across Atlantic Canada! ➡️Our government is… https://t.co/MxN7U8PcS6

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-238 An Act respecting the development of a national strategy for the safe disposal of lamps containing mercury