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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Phil Calvert retweeted
📢 📢 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
Phil Calvert retweeted
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.”
Phil Calvert retweeted
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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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?
Phil Calvert retweeted
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.
Phil Calvert retweeted
It’s remarkable how many overnight submersible experts also know so much about the Wagner Group and southwestern Russia – at Victoria, British Columbia
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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.
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Democracy protest, Tiananmen Square, 1989. The photographer remains anonymous.
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When I lived in Beijing I recall that a young newspaper editor in a southern province published an article from the Tiananmen Mothers' group on June 4. He was arrested along w/ his staff. They were later released because they had no idea that something happened on Tiananmen Sq. on June 4, 1989. CCP censorship was so overwhelming that young ppl don't know what they need to self-censor.
On the eve of the 34th anniversary of the massacre at Tiananmen Square, Radio Free Asia collected stories from young Chinese netizens about their knowledge of the events surrounding June 4, 1989. en.rfa.org/june489
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Trudeau appoints John Hannaford as next Clerk of the Privy Council theglobeandmail.com/politics…
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Taiwan’s legislature passed a bill that granted same-sex couples the right to jointly adopt a child neither of them are related to, clearing one of the final hurdles in achieving full marriage equality.
cnn.it/452KxVw
Phil Calvert retweeted
Kudos to the @UAlbertaChina for convening webinar dialogue on China & Canada’s new #IndoPacific Strategy which included former colleagues @Dcholton, @GordonHoulden & @PhilCalvert2 discussing areas for convergence & how to balance national & global interests ✅ @AsiaPacificFdn
Phil Calvert retweeted
Big thanks to @UAlbertaChina for a compelling session today on 🇨🇦’s #IndoPacific Strategy & #China.
Always grateful for energetic, substantive discussions of #Canada’s #foreignpolicy toward this critical region.
Delighted to share the stage with so many distinguished speakers! – at Ottawa, Ontario
