Former Canadian diplomat in China & former ambassador to Thailand Cambodia & Laos. Senior fellow UofA China Institute, UVIC/CAPI, UBC/IAR. Kidney donor.
Victoria BC Canada
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Hello everyone. I really no longer want to be associated with this platform so I am deleting my account.
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📢 📢 This is an historic and once in a lifetime opportunity. The @wto is seeking nominations for young professionals in governments and research institutions for its inaugural Youth Trade Summit on Gender to be held 13-14/11/23. Nominations should be in by 12/09/23. Details 👇
We are seeking nominations for young professionals in governments and research institutions! The Youth Trade Summit on Gender offers a unique opportunity to engage with global stakeholders, WTO members, and senior researchers. More: bit.ly/3NF27qU #WTOGenderResearchHub
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Joke told on stage at the Folk Festival…
Teacher to child drawing a picture: “What are you drawing?”
Child: “God.”
Teacher: “But no one knows what God looks like.”
Child: “They will in a moment.”
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Tomorrow! The TD Art-Gallery Paint-In is happening from 11am-4pm on Moss Street. This is one of Victoria's most iconic cultural events - art, food & music, all in the beautiful Fairfield community. This is the biggest year yet - don't miss it! aggv.ca/td-art-gallery-paint… #yyj
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Meta is going to block news in Canada, but it helped Pat King livestream crimes to his 300K+ followers during Convoy protests and is now helping him crowdfund his defence.
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Hey, @WilliamShatner , did you know that one of the kids you helped with his English back in B'nai B'rith camp north of Montreal became a Canadian ambassador--to Thailand and then China?
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Let me get this straight...
Students getting relief from onerous debt is unconstitutional.
But justices secretly getting hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars in gifts, vacations, and free housing and education for their family members is just fine.
Hello?
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I should have stated this in my Pride Parade thread. Thank you to @mhayday for mentioning it.
Joe Clark was the first former prime minister to march in a Pride Parade. He was the Grand Marshal, with his wife Maureen McTeer, of Calgary's Pride Parade in 2001.
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It’s remarkable how many overnight submersible experts also know so much about the Wagner Group and southwestern Russia – at Victoria, British Columbia
This should help a lot in easing visa frustrations for Thai traveller's to Canada. @vvramraj
#BangkokPost: Thailand is among 13 countries newly added to Canada's electronic travel authorisation programme by its Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Sean Fraser, the country announced on Wednesday. #Thailand #travel
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79 years ago today, June 6, 1944, James M. Doohan of Vancouver, led D Company of Royal Winnipeg Rifles ashore at Juno beach. He would be shot 6 times, survive and go on to become Scotty on Star Trek.
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We remember the unarmed, peaceful citizens who were silenced in and around #Tiananmen Square on #June4, 1989. #FreedomOfSpeech and assembly are universal #HumanRights .
我们铭记1989年6月4日在天安门广场内和广场周围被禁言的手无寸铁的和平公民。言论自由和集会自由是普世的人权。#六四
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Today we remember those who were lost during China's government crackdowns on 4 June 1989. Despite China's ban on public discussion of the horror of that day, we posted the below image on Chinese social media today, showing how Party media had once reported on the events.
