Running to Continue Delivering For You

Together, let’s defend Canada and build a stronger Halifax West for all.

Halifax West

Meet Lena

Lena Metlege Diab is Halifax West’s first female MP, a past MLA and provincial Cabinet Minister, lawyer, small business owner, grandmother, and long-time community volunteer.

Why I'm Running

Halifax West needs a proven leader who shares our values and puts us first. Lena will protect our progress, fight for community over cuts, and continue delivering the positive change our growing community needs.

Lena's Accomplishments

Funded the new, green Mill Cove Ferry Terminal

$2.8m in support for over 800 summer jobs for local youth

Led the successful drive to make November Lebanese Heritage Month in Canada

Over $1.15m delivered to support local senior-serving organizations

Over $1.7m delivered for upgrades to community arts and recreation infrastructure and our Legions

$2.1m secured for preparatory work at our future Halifax National Urban Park

Tripling the number of child care spaces at Mount Saint Vincent University

Providing $79m to get more housing built faster in Halifax

Covered over 7,500 Halifax West residents under the Canadian Dental Care Plan and passed Pharmacare into law

Over $5.9m invested in cutting-edge Halifax West businesses

Tackled post-pandemic inflation, allowing interest rates to fall

Supported new affordable housing units for seniors in West Bedford and renovations to existing affordable homes in Fairview

Funding major projects like the new BLT Community Centre, upgrades at the Keshen Goodman library, & the Bedford-Sackville-Burnside connector

Reached a historic, 10-year agreement to reinvest in Nova Scotia's health care system

360+ new child care spaces created or announced in Halifax West

Child care fees halved in Nova Scotia, with $10/day care coming soon

$55m secured to improve public transit in Halifax

Over $12m to expand school food programs in Nova Scotia schools

National Urban Park

We’re creating Halifax’s first National Urban Park at Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes – protecting nature, encouraging tourism, and preserving quality of life for residents.