@AmbMacArthur

Executive Director, Australia-Canada Economic Leadership Forum. Former Ambassador to Philippines & Indonesia; ex Director General & APEC Senior Official

 Ottawa/Val-des-Monts, Canada
auscanforum.com
Joined May 2014
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And in my experience living there for 5 years, everything works, people are polite & courteous & noise levels are surprisingly minimal for a megacity🗼
Mio_Sub🇯🇵@MyColleagueMio2Oct 21
It is a rare miracle in human history that Tokyo, a massive metropolis with a population of 30 million, is clean and safe throughout, with virtually no slums or dangerous districts.
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Vancouver - Where the @auscanforum meets in two weeks, bringing together economic leaders from #Australia & #Canada to discuss middle power cooperation in technology, infrastructure, defence, critical minerals, capital investment & managing geo-political risk 🇦🇺🇨🇦
The world in Frames
@world_tourists_Oct 25
I bet you can't guess the location..
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La Presse
@LP_LaPresseOct 25
Après 10 ans de travaux | La basilique Notre-Dame de Montréal dévoile enfin sa façade rénovée → Lien dans la bio
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Chris Bolton@CcibChrisAug 19
This iconic 1985 image of Concorde Red Arrows & Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth II was hailed as 'the photograph of the century'.
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Fall is my favourite time of year 🍁
Brigitte Granton@BGrantonArtistMar 31
I love a good misty morning. Misty October morning - Algonquin Park 8x10” oil
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Canadian Prime Minister Carney recently on the cover of two European magazines within a month. Could Time magazine be the third to recognize his influence? 🍁
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An island city on a mountainside ✔️
Wander Aesthetic
@NatureRoot88Oct 11
Montreal Quebec
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Seorge 🇪🇺
@coaiecreteOct 21
🇨🇦 Montréal, Canada: Chile proposed Montréal as ICAO’s home in 1946. It beat Paris and Geneva in the vote, a decision that still explains the dense knot of national delegations to the UN’s aviation agency here today.
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Japan
Epic Maps 🗺️
@theepicmapAug 3
I've said it many times, don't get fooled by the Mercator Projection Japan is actually too big 🤯
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On this day in 1818, The Treaty of 1818 was signed between the United Kingdom and the United States. It settled border issues including the agreement that the border line west of Lake Superior to the Pacific be along the 49th Parallel. 📸 USGS
This historical color-coded map shows U.S. territorial expansion from 1783 to 1917, using modern state boundaries for reference. - Original 13 states (1783): Light brown along the East Coast. - Louisiana Purchase (1803 from France): White central region (e.g., Missouri to Iowa). - British cession (1783): Light brown Midwest extensions. - Spanish cession (1819): Purple Gulf Coast strip. - Texas annexation (1845): Light blue southwest. - Oregon Territory (1846 from Britain): Yellow Pacific Northwest (Washington, Oregon, Idaho). - Mexican Cession (1848): Pink Southwest (California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona). - Gadsden Purchase (1853 from Mexico): Light yellow southern Arizona/New Mexico strip. - Alaska Purchase (1867 from Russia): Light purple far northwest. - Hawaii Annexation (1898): Purple Pacific island chain inset.

ALT This historical color-coded map shows U.S. territorial expansion from 1783 to 1917, using modern state boundaries for reference. - Original 13 states (1783): Light brown along the East Coast. - Louisiana Purchase (1803 from France): White central region (e.g., Missouri to Iowa). - British cession (1783): Light brown Midwest extensions. - Spanish cession (1819): Purple Gulf Coast strip. - Texas annexation (1845): Light blue southwest. - Oregon Territory (1846 from Britain): Yellow Pacific Northwest (Washington, Oregon, Idaho). - Mexican Cession (1848): Pink Southwest (California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona). - Gadsden Purchase (1853 from Mexico): Light yellow southern Arizona/New Mexico strip. - Alaska Purchase (1867 from Russia): Light purple far northwest. - Hawaii Annexation (1898): Purple Pacific island chain inset.

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Part of the first island chain 🇵🇭
The Wall Street Journal
@WSJOct 9
China’s campaign to expand its reach in the Pacific has a new target: a chain of tiny Philippines islands critical to any U.S. defense of Taiwan. on.wsj.com/4i90u5b

China’s Next ‘Gray Zone’ Target: An Island Chain Critical to U.S. Defense of Taiwan

Chinese academics and media have laid the groundwork for Beijing to claim the Batanes Islands, where U.S. troops frequently train.

wsj.com
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Concerns about US tariff policy and its effects on the cost of living are an election issue for American voters of all political stripes says this US poll…
Cato Institute
@CatoInstituteOct 15
Tariffs are on the ballot. 3 in 4 voters say tariffs will shape their vote this November, a new Cato poll finds. Learn more from Cato's @Rowebotz.

Tariffs are on the ballot — Cato poll reveals what voters really think

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Paola Medina M.
@iampaolamedinaOct 12
«La capacidad de ocupar inteligentemente el tiempo libre es el grado más alto de la cultura personal». Bertrand Russell ✍️
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The Canadian Pacific’s Royal York Hotel in Toronto, “the largest hotel in the British Empire.”
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STEM
@stem_feedAug 20
"The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom." - Isaac Asimov (1920 - 1992)
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The Economist
@TheEconomistOct 15
Smaller countries need to prepare for a dangerous world. They should look to Canada (and its prime minister) for an answer on what to do bit.ly/4zwKfVg Illustration: The Economist/Getty Images
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Interesting - generally lots of hydro in the north, solar on the coasts and wind inland.
Visual Capitalist
@VisualCapAug 20
Mapped: The Top Renewable Power Source by State or Province ⚡ visualcapitalist.com/mapped-…
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Epic Maps 🗺️
@theepicmapAug 10
The boreal forest is bigger than most countries. That's why its wildfires matter to all of us.
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800 years ago dynamic, historic #Asia
Stats Globe
@statsglobeSep 19
Asia in 1227.
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Military History Now
@MilHistNowOct 13
Today in 1812, British general Sir Isaac Brock is killed while leading redcoats and Canadian troops against an American invasion force at Queenston Heights near Niagara. His deputy, Roger Sheaffe, rallies the defenders, and with the help of Mohawk allies, turns back the invaders. Brock will be remembered as a hero in the colony of Upper Canada and will continue to be revered following Confederation. Towns, schools and streets across Canada still bear his name.
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