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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

Voted Yes on Vote #847 on Bill C-69 Implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 16, 2024

Voted No on Vote #848 on Bill C-65 Amend the Canada Elections

Voted Yes on Vote #849 on Bill C-65 Amend the Canada Elections

Voted Yes on Vote #850 Private Members' Business M-109 (Instruction to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs (amendments to the Standing …

Voted No on Vote #851 on Bill C-323 Amend the Excise Tax Act (mental health services)

Spoke at the Information & Ethics committee on Committee Business Further to what Pam said, to the clerk through you, Mr. Chair, I saw some of that stuff, too, but I didn't see the invites. I …

Two weeks ago

Spoke in the House on Labour Mr. Speaker, Canada's border services employees deliver important services that ensure Canadians are safe, secure and have timely access to goods coming from other countries. It …

Spoke in the House on Dartmouth Cove Mr. Speaker, my hometown of Dartmouth rests on the shores of Halifax harbour, on beautiful Dartmouth Cove. Two years ago, a proponent applied to use Dartmouth …

Three weeks ago

Spoke at the Information & Ethics committee on Committee Business Thank you, Mr. Chair. I want to thank the member for Guelph for his words. I remember that in 2014, when I was a candidate, I …

Spoke at the Information & Ethics committee on Compliance of a Minister to the Conflict of Interest Act Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you, Minister, for being here. All MPs—backbench MPs, opposition MPs, parliamentary secretaries and ministers—have forms that they need to fill out …

A month ago

Spoke at the Information & Ethics committee on Federal Government's Use of Technological Tools Capable of Extracting Personal Data from … On a point of order, Mr. Chair, as much as I'm enjoying the member's speech, I know that you said we have resources until 1:30. I …

Spoke in the House on Myalgic Encephalomyelitis Awareness Day Mr. Speaker, May 12 was international myalgic encephalomyelitis awareness day. I would like to acknowledge the approximately two to three million Canadians now living with this …

Spoke at the Information & Ethics committee on Federal Government's Use of Technological Tools Capable of Extracting Personal Data from … Thank you, Chair. You are right; you aren't asked to judge whether this is a question of privilege. You're not asked to come back at a …

Spoke at the Information & Ethics committee on Access to Documents from the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg Thank you, Mr. Chair. I didn't make a point of order, but I have to chime in. I'm joining the others who are disappointed in this …

Two months ago

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. Thanks, gentlemen, for being here today. You talked about emerging technologies. Can you maybe highlight what new initiatives and priorities ...

Spoke at the Information & Ethics committee on Impact of Disinformation and of Misinformation on the Work of Parliamentarians Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Yes, on the motion, it's been about a week now that Mr. Barrett has been fishing. Yesterday, the Conservatives disrupted ...

Three months 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 ...

More than three months ago

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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