Tareq Hadhad, founder of Peace by Chocolate in Antigonish, N.S., took part in a citizenship ceremony at Pier 21 in Halifax on Wednesday.

Tareq Hadhad, the founder and CEO of Antigonish-based Peace by Chocolate, will be among 50 people taking part in a citizenship ceremony Jan. 15 at Pier 21 in Halifax.

The billboard along the Bedford Highway was first seen by commuters Friday morning. It endorses Maxime Bernier and the People's Party of Canada, while calling for voters to "say NO to mass immigration."

The prime minister made the comments when he presented some Peace by Chocolate treats to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Thursday.

Tareq Hadhad, the entrepreneur behind Peace by Chocolate, says it's to "give back" to the communities that assisted his family's arrival in Canada. 

Peace by Chocolate of Antigonish, N.S., revealed Wednesday its new milk chocolate and hazelnut bar is to be called Wantaqo'ti (pronounced Wan-tahk-oo-di), the Mi'kmaq word for peace.

It's only been a year and a half since the Hadhad family arrived in Canada as Syrian refugees. In that time their business has expanded to more than anything they could've imagined.

Hundreds of people waited in line Saturday at Peace by Chocolate for the grand opening of its new factory in Antigonish.

Tareq Hadhad and his family moved from Syria to Antigonish in 2015.