Brendan MaguireMinister of Education and Early Childhood Development

Interventions récentes

Un extrait de chaque intervention en chambre — lisez le texte intégral au dossier officiel.

1. EECD: LACK OF CHILD CARE CAUSING OUTMIGRATION - ADDRESS

   I'll remind the member opposite that we do not sign the child care agreement with them. We actually signed it with the federal government, and they approve of our numbers, and they approve of our progress, and they are t…

   2026-04-09·House of Assembly·Dossier officiel ↗

2. EECD: FRIENDS FOR LIFE CHILD CARE CLOSURE - ADDRESS

   What we are doing is we are investing in child care. Over 9,500 spaces created, which is exactly what the federal government asked us to do. I am reaching out to our federal MPs, and I would ask the member just to turn t…

   2026-04-09·House of Assembly·Dossier officiel ↗

3. EECD: LACK OF CHILD CARE CAUSING OUTMIGRATION - ADDRESS

   They don't. For those of us who live in HRM, our communities are growing. They're exploding. What I would say to the member is that we hit our mark of 9,500 and we've blown past it. Despite what the Opposition wants to…

   2026-04-09·House of Assembly·Dossier officiel ↗

4. EECD: LACK OF CHILD CARE CAUSING OUTMIGRATION - ADDRESS

   If the member for Sackville-Cobequid has something to say, he can stand up. The truth of the matter is, we're at on average $12 a day. Over 4,000 families now don't pay a cent. Our child care rates are reduced by 50 per…

   2026-04-09·House of Assembly·Dossier officiel ↗

5. FTB: LACK OF ACTION ON AFFORDABILITY - ADDRESS

   The only talking points are coming from the Official Opposition. The facts are: we have met our spaces; we're at an average of $12 a day daycare. Over 4,000 families in Nova Scotia pay zero dollars. The cost of child ca…

   2026-04-09·House of Assembly·Dossier officiel ↗

6. HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY: PRIVILEGE AND DEDICATION OF WORK - RESPECT

   Speaker, one of the things that makes our province so great is the value we place on community and especially on our family. That love carries over into this Chamber and is one of the reasons we have passionate debates a…

   2026-04-09·House of Assembly·Dossier officiel ↗

7. MACKINNON, ANGELA: DUNCAN ROACH UNSUNG HERO AWARD RECIP. - CONGRATS.

   Speaker, I beg leave to make an introduction before I begin my statement.

   2026-04-09·House of Assembly·Dossier officiel ↗

8. MACKINNON, ANGELA: DUNCAN ROACH UNSUNG HERO AWARD RECIP. - CONGRATS.

   Joining us in the gallery today are members of the Maritime Tamil Welfare Association. Please forgive me if I do a disservice to the names. I apologize. I can barely pronounce my name, so we'll go with that. President An…

   2026-04-09·House of Assembly·Dossier officiel ↗

9. TNVM: LOCAL ORG. - RECOG.

   Before I get into my statement, I will also recognize that Valar is my boss. I rise today to recognize TNVM, a registered non-profit organization dedicated to supporting Tamil families across Nova Scotia and the Maritim…

   2026-04-09·House of Assembly·Dossier officiel ↗

10. EECD: FRIENDS FOR LIFE CHILD CARE CLOSURE - ADDRESS

    The average price for Nova Scotia families right across the province is just around $12 a day, and I will say that anytime we lose a child care space, obviously that is something that impacts us, and is something that we…

    2026-04-09·House of Assembly·Dossier officiel ↗