{"id":35159,"date":"2023-03-21T21:17:49","date_gmt":"2023-03-22T00:17:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=35159"},"modified":"2023-03-21T21:17:49","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T00:17:49","slug":"column-mps-news-views-with-darrell-samson-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=35159","title":{"rendered":"COLUMN: MP’s News & Views with Darrell Samson"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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The following is the monthly column from Sackville-Preston-Chezzetcook MP Darrell Samson. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

EASTER<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I would like to wish everyone in the riding a very Happy Easter!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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HEALTHCARE<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was delighted to join Prime Minister Justin Trudeau<\/a> to deliver the news that we have an agreement in principal with the province to invest ***$4.81 billion***<\/strong> to improve our healthcare system in Nova Scotia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the session, we had the pleasure of sitting down for a Q&A with students at the Dalhousie University Faculty of Health<\/a> to discuss challenges with the health care system along with our priorities going forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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OIL TO HEAT PUMP <\/strong>AFFORDABILITY (OHPA)<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Registration has opened for the Oil to Heat Pump Affordability (OHPA) Program in Nova Scotia. Low-to-median-income Canadian householders may receive up to $5,000 in federal support from this program in addition to up to $5,000 from the Canada Greener Homes Grant (CGHG), and additional support from the Province of Nova Scotia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can register now for the OHPA Program on EfficiencyOne’s website: https:\/\/www.efficiencyns.ca\/residential\/services-rebates\/oil-to-heat-pump\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ESSENTIAL WORKERS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The COVID-19 pandemic created significant challenges for educators who have endured school closures, isolation and constantly changing work environments while meeting the needs of our children and youth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That is why last week, the federal government announced $798,500 in funding for the CTF – FCE<\/a> to promote mental health and prevent mental illness for essential workers in K-12 schools, including educators and administrators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information, please visit: https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/public-health\/news\/2023\/03\/government-of-canada-invests-798500-to-support-the-mental-health-of-educators.html<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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