Susan Leblanc, MLA for Dartmouth North, welcomed Bradan Press president Emily McEwan to the Nova Scotia Legislature
On March 24, 2023, the Hon. Susan Leblanc, MLA for Dartmouth North, welcomed Bradan Press president Emily McEwan to the Nova Scotia Legislature and gave a member statement celebrating Bradan Press and its contribution to Nova Scotia culture:
“When people think about Gaelic culture in Nova Scotia they likely think of Antigonish or Cape Breton, but I am here to tell you that they should also think about Dartmouth North. Bradan Press, a Scottish Gaelic publishing company was founded by Dartmouth North resident Dr. Emily McEwan-Fujita in 2016.
Bradan is proud to carry on Nova Scotia’s 185-year-old Gaelic publishing tradition. The first Gaelic book was published in Nova Scotia in 1836. In January, Bradan celebrated seven years in business and Emily travelled to Scotland for Bradan’s first in-person trade show in Glasgow. Bradan’s books include children and young adult titles, graphic novels, books of poetry and academic essays, several Gaelic tattoo handbooks, audiobooks, and even a Scottish Gaelic colouring book. Bradan and Emily garnered national media coverage including on CBC’s As It Happens and in the Globe and Mail for Anna Ruadh, the Gaelic translation of Anne of Green Gables.
I ask the House to join me in extending meal do naidheachd, or congratulations, to Emily and Bradan Press on their role in keeping the Gaelic publishing tradition alive in Nova Scotia.”
Hon. Susan Leblanc’s Facebook post for the event
Hon. Susan Leblanc’s Youtube Video