Ambassador of Canada to the European Union ๐จ๐ฆ๐ช๐บ Ambassadrice du Canada auprรจs de lโUE โข Mom โข
@AspenInstitute
Fellow โข International Trade ๐ Views mine
How wonderful to share a bit of our beautiful
#Canada
with President
@vonderleyen
after the leaders Summit. Time in the great outdoors is so good for the spirit! ๐๐ What a spectacular trail
@ParksCanada
has created on Signal Hill
#Newfoundland
.
#nature
๐ฟ
Is it 2022 or 1982? ๐ตโ๐ซ
Me: Hello, itโs Ambassador Campbell for [Senior official].
Senior official: Good, I will hold for him.
Me: It is the Ambassador.
Sr official: Yes, please put him on the line.
Me: This IS the Ambassador.
#Equality
Your support is wonderful ๐ Now keep going.
#Equality
is built by your actions and your leadership. Who will you act to include? What are your blind spots? At the global level, effective
#diplomacy
requires far more diversity. Letโs not rest until we have it.
#leadership
Proud and honoured to be asked to represent Canada as Ambassador designate to the EU ๐จ๐ฆ๐ช๐บ I join colleagues around the world in promoting the values and interests of our great nation. So much work to do! The health & safety of Canadians is more vital than ever.
@FinnyII
Itโs just every day stuff, agree. Not
@MargaretAtwood
level. You may enjoy that when the senior official finally realised the Ambassador was a woman he said, โAh, I did hear Canada has a woman Ambassador.โ Yes, indeed, many of us!
#Equality
First day in the office after two weeks of quarantine, following ๐จ๐ฆ guidelines. I join a wonderful line of Canadian Ambassadors to the EU ๐ช๐บ many of whom have been mentors and friends. Honoured to work with such a dedicated team
@Canada2EU
.
An honour to host PM Trudeau in Brussels this week for meetings with leaders of the European Union and for his address to
@Europarl_EN
๐จ๐ฆ๐ช๐บ Our focus remains on our united support to Ukraine & Ukrainian people
@Canada2EU
. โWe cannot let Ukraine down.โ ๐บ๐ฆ
#StandWithUkraine
Bricklin SV-1 broke down in the Tim Hortonโs drive-through. Husband, who is from New Brunswick where the Bricklin was manufactured, is as excited as a little kid to see one & is jumping out to push it. Feel like this could be the start of a ๐จ๐ฆ Heritage Minute.
Last stop before leaving Ottawa. Our posting to the European Union ๐ช๐บ is approached with deep respect for those who fought for
#peace
. My grandfather George, who served WWII in Italy & France in the ๐จ๐ฆ infantry, would be proud of all those today working for liberty & freedom.
Warm welcome to
@SaraWilshaw
who joins us as Deputy Chief Trade Commissioner
@TCS_SDC
. Sara brings deep experience in senior leadership roles incl NAFTA advocacy, ConGen in Dallas, head of trade in New Delhi, India, and postings to the WTO and Japan.ย Welcome back Sara! ๐จ๐ฆ๐
Volunteered this morning to help with
#boisdelacambre
cleanup. Lots of broken glass on paths. Parents, runners & dogs ๐ถ will need to be careful. Thank you to cleanup crews. For those using the park please take your litter & garbage with you โป๏ธBe friendly to the
#environment
๐ฟ
Honoured to present credentials to European Commission President
@vonderleyen
. Canada & the EU ๐จ๐ฆ๐ช๐บ are united by shared values & commitment to democracy, multilateralism, rights & freedoms. Will work tirelessly on solutions that make us stronger ๐๐ฟhealthier & more inclusive.
It was an honour to serve ๐จ๐ฆ exporters as Chief Trade Commissioner
@TCS_SDC
. Thank you Ministers Ng, Carr & Champagne for your drive to diversify trade. The expertise of our global team is inspiring. ๐ for securing ๐ supply chains during the pandemic. Welcome
@SaraWilshaw
๐
Missing the fall colours back home๐จ๐ฆ This lone maple tree here in Brussels will give you a taste. Imagine lakes surrounded by red, orange & golden leaves ๐๐
#AutumnColors
Women undergo unequal treatment every second of every day. Now is the time for men and societies to treat women with
#equality
and the respect they have earned. We must all do better. I stand with women and for
#WomensRights
and will always make sure to
#GiveHerASeat
.
A diplomatic faux pas that left European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen without a chair as male counterparts took their seats at a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has stirred controversy in Brussels. | Read more:
An honour to host PM Trudeau for the 18th Canada-EU Summit with President Michel & President von der Leyen ๐จ๐ฆ๐ช๐บ Strong partners for a healthy global recovery. Trade
#CETA
,
#tech
coop,
#COVAX
and environmental protection ๐ฟ are essential to recover jobs & take care of our planet.
Honoured to present credentials to
@eucopresident
Charles Michel. Canada & the EU ๐จ๐ฆ๐ช๐บ are united by our shared values & commitment to democracy, multilateralism, rights & freedoms. Promise to work tirelessly on solutions that make us stronger ๐๐ฟ healthier & more inclusive.
Amb-designate
@Ailish_Campbell
presented her credentials to
@eucopresident
Charles Michel today. Canada ๐จ๐ฆ and the EU ๐ช๐บare long-standing partners and friends and we look forward to continuing our work together.
#CanadaEU
๐ท
@EUCouncil
An honour to receive this award from
@Startup_Canada
. To exporting entrepreneurs: our team
@TCS_SDC
in 160+ offices ๐ is your IBD team. To Trade Commissioners around the world: keep being amazing and ambitious for our ๐จ๐ฆ clients! ๐
#gratitude
#TeamTrade
#StartupCanAwards
@CFIB
Thank you & we will keep going, Dan
๐ช Women-led small business owners are a big source of inspiration to me. This reminds me to make an intro to best-selling author
@KathrynFinney
. Keep building!
Flew parallel to another flight across the Atlantic.
#Aviation
will never cease to amaze me. Every flight feels like a miracle when we go up. Clearly I did not study physics.
#planespotting
Christmas lights ๐โญ๏ธ in
#Brussels
. Despite covid restrictions and many markets cancelled for sensible public health reasons, the city made an extra effort with their traditional outdoor display in the Grand Place.
#gratitude
๐
#holidayspirit
Packing family up. Vacuum bag sealing our clothes. Who knew how much could get in a suitcase?! ๐งณ Feel like Iโve been in the amateur packing ranks and have been called up to the big leagues. Thank you
@AliaDedhar
& foreign service Facebook group for great advice ๐ซ
#moving
#tips
#DYK
@KamalaHarris
graduated from Westmount High School in Montreal,
#Canada
๐บ๐ธ๐จ๐ฆ Her mother, Shyamala Gopalan Harris, a cancer scientist originally from Chennai, India who taught
@mcgillu
, brought Senator Harris and her sister to Montreal in the 1970s.
#FriendsPartnersAllies
I was proud to honour the memory of
@DChatsis
, Canadaโs first female First Nationsโ ambassador, by wearing her beautiful dress. Deborah was and remains an inspiration and it was a privilege to wear
#DeborahsTravellingDress
in Brussels ๐จ๐ฆ๐ช๐บ 1/3
Je suis fiรจre et honorรฉe de reprรฉsenter le Canada en tant qu'ambassadrice dรฉsignรฉe auprรจs de l'UE ๐จ๐ฆ๐ช๐บ Je me joins ร mes collรจgues du monde entier pour promouvoir les valeurs et les intรฉrรชts de notre grande nation. Plein de dรฉfis ร relever!
Iโve landed in
#Newfoundland
to meet leaders this evening for the Canada - EU Summit ๐จ๐ฆ๐ช๐บ The warmth of the lovely people of St. Johnโs is incredible. How friendly are the locals? Well, my seat mate on the flight in offered me a lift into town! And another, a tour out to Cape
The
@TCS_SDC
stands with our Indigenous and Black colleagues, clients & citizens and commits to do our part to end racism. We will continue to act with intention to better serve all Canadians, and to make our global team representative of those we are so proud to serve ๐จ๐ฆ๐
Canadian ๐จ๐ฆ advice: Itโs not snow โ๏ธ unless it stays on the ground. If it doesnโt, itโs just fluffy rain ๐ง โ๏ธ
#Brussels
#Bruxelles
We came to Amsterdam to visit a very important girl,
@annefrankhouse
. Anne died at 15 in a Nazi concentration camp. Anti-semitism still continues today. We must keep acting against hate of all kinds. Please consider a virtual visit:
#MoreInCommon
Evening view from new office
@Canada2EU
. Very grateful to the team & everyone that helped us stay open to serve Canadians ๐จ๐ฆ๐ช๐บ during these difficult last few months. As we prepare the Mission for a short holiday closure wishing everyone peace and time with family & loved ones ๐
Special family trip to Normandy. In 1942 almost 5,000 Canadians ๐จ๐ฆwith our allies ๐ฌ๐ง๐ซ๐ท๐จ๐ฟ๐ต๐ฑ stormed
#Dieppe
. Many were friends of my grandfather in the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry. Within hours, 907 Canadians were killed and more captured or wounded.
#NeverForget
#HamOnt
1/3
Yes! Did anyone else think, โAbout time!โ ๐ As a ๐จ๐ฆ negotiator on the
@wto
Doha Round I remember looking around & seeing few women. Especially as heads of delegation. Itโs time for every country rep to the WTO to ask how their teams will be more representative ๐
Welcome to Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
@NOIweala
on her first day as WTO Director-General!
ย
She makes history as the first woman and first African to take up this post.
Random stuff you find in a big move. Anyone remember these
@ParticipACTION
badges? I was an ace at the flexed arm hang & the shuttle run. My twin brother used to kick my butt in speed sit ups and standing long jump. How do I remember this?!
#fitness
#onted
Honoured to be named one of
@apoliticalco
โs
#Agile50
in government ๐จ๐ฆ๐ Behind everyone on this list is a team whose work is indispensable in transforming
#government
to respond to rapid technological change & disruption, and to improve service to citizens 1/2
#gc
#UX
#digital
Celebrating the incredible
@AliaDedhar
๐ป Alia came to our Ottawa HQ team from the high-powered
@TCS_SDC
๐จ๐ฆ๐บ๐ธ network & was a force in everything she accomplished. Client-focused & innovative, sheโs off to our Mexico desk. No words to describe how much I will miss her! โค๏ธ๐ช๐๐ป๐
@gregisenberg
Give $100 for COVID-19 vaccines for those who cannot afford them. Donate via
@GlblCtzn
with links to
@gavi
#COVAX
initiative to give in your country: The most important thing we can do right now is to help each other ๐
This is beautiful. I admire both
@serenawilliams
&
@Naomi_Osaka_
so much. Women are in good hands when we treat each other like this - as competitors that up our games & as people we admire. This is the female advantage.
#leadership
"When I step on the court, I'm not a Serena fan - I'm just a tennis player playing another tennis player. But when I hugged her at the net, I felt like a little kid again."
โค
@Naomi_Osaka_
lets us into her heart...
#USOpen
Today marks 1000 days of unjust detention in China of two Canadians
#MichaelKovrig
&
#MichaelSpavor
. Today in Brussels we walked in solidarity and to say
#bringthemhome
. Many thanks to the EU & to member states for strong support to end arbitrary detention globally.
Please join us this Sunday in Ottawa or wherever you are to mark 1000 Days of Michaels' unjust detention and to inspire action to
#bringthemhome
Your support and solidarity matters!
Hiring sexism and a โbias against pregnancyโ happens inside the federal public service. Let me give you two examples. I give these examples so we can address them & coach managers to avoid bias.
#LeadersGC
Flight delays and now total cancellation, but to make us feel better this guy pulled out his violin and walked the entire cabin to serenade fellow passengers ๐ป๐ผ
#music
#kindness
Happy 5th anniversary
#CETA
๐ Canada and the European Union make great partners. Together, we keep building on our trusted people ties, research & innovation, protection of the environment ๐ฟ and dedication to democracy. ๐จ๐ฆ๐ช๐บ๐ฆ๐น๐ง๐ช๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ท๐จ๐พ๐จ๐ฟ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ช๐ช๐ซ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ท๐ฉ๐ช๐ฌ๐ท๐ญ๐บ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฎ๐น๐ฑ๐ป๐ฑ๐น๐ฑ๐บ๐ฒ๐น๐ณ๐ฑ๐ต๐ฑ๐ต๐น๐ท๐ด๐ธ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ช๐ธ๐ธ๐ช
๐ช๐บ๐จ๐ฆ Our landmark trade deal with Canada turns 5 today. And it keeps delivering on its promises:
More trade. More jobs. More cooperation.
Watch the video to find out why we love this deal so much. ๐
Blown away by ๐จ๐ฆ first female Trade Commissioner
@TCS_SDC
Patricia Marsden-Dole. She was given several tough assisgnments, including in war zones, and kept performing. Her resilience and excellence paved the way for women
@CanadaFP
. We will keep going!
#TCSTransformation
Productive discussion with DG
@Trade_EU
@WeyandSabine
on secure supply chains including for vaccines, therapeutics, PPE and essential goods and services that keep our societies safe & resilient. ย Canada believes in transparency and global cooperation for all to access vaccines.
@PACAF
Dear Gen. CQ Brown, Jr - Last night we sat down as a family with our children and listened to you. We discussed racism, again, as we have with our black family members. We commit to act to end racism. Thank you for your strength & leadership. Hope to see you in Canada ๐บ๐ธ๐จ๐ฆ๐ช
This morning our daughter asked google the age-old question:
โHey google, why is my Mom so annoying?โ
Google answered, โIโm not really in the position to judge.โ ๐คฃ
#momlife
Wow. A must read link. โAll five institutions discovered that male employees were rewarded more than women who set and accomplished the same performance goals. The higher up the chain of command jobs went, the more this happened.โ
#diversity
#wecandobetter
โPeople donโt feel like they favor men at work. We think we treat all people equally, rewarding meritorious performance, not identity. But what if there were data proving otherwise? Would you admit gender bias?โ
#Diversity
| Your workplace rewards men more
Silver lining of
#WorkFromHome
? Our kids learning more about what we do. Our daughter told her friend โMy Momโs work helps find
#PPE
around the world. Quality better be good & get on that plane tonight!โ ๐ ๐จ๐ฆ She also re-designed my screen saver, knows I love flowers ๐ธ๐ฟ
In Italy we were honoured to visit the grave of Lt. J. Cyril Campbell, the oldest brother of our fatherโs big Nova Scotia family ๐จ๐ฆ Cyril was a member of the
#CapeBreton
Highlanders. He died on 28 September, 1944 and is buried in the Cesena War Cemetery. We will
#NeverForget
๐
Plant rescue ๐ฟ Office plants
@GAC_Corporate
have found refuge in the 125 Sussex cafeteria. Les pots sont marquรฉs avec des numรฉros de bureau pour que les personnes et les plantes soient rรฉunies un jour! Until then, thanks to the amazing team keeping them
#green
๐ธ๐ ๐
Canadian advice ๐จ๐ฆ update @ 11h35: we now have photographic proof of snow in
#Brussels
. See accumulation on ground and on statue โ๏ธโ๏ธ Additonal
#ProTip
@canadagoose
parkas can now be worn.
Check out this Nancy Drew cover and endpaper. Did anyone else want to become a sleuth as a little girl? Nancy taught me to be fearless and to analyze. Fun reading this series with the kids ๐
#summerreading
#mystery
In 1715 Mary Anne van Outryve opened a shop with her sister in Brugge. They sold Chinese tea, silk, coffee beans from Ethiopia and Yemen via Venice & amber. Imagine being a female entrepreneur 300 years ago. Her sales ledger is pictured below.
#Trade
stories
@MuseaBrugge
. 2/2
Little
#DIY
project with our daughter & son for
#IWD2021
๐ผ Because the girls in their class will grow up to be the women who will lead us.
#leadership
Told the kids if they found twenty different types of
#birds
and documented them, with names & migration information, there was a special treat. This is a selection of what they came back with.
#Bruxelles
Honoured to receive the
@CATAAlliance
Public Sector Leadership Award on behalf of the
@TCS_SDC
! Proud to see our support for Canadaโs amazing
#ICT
and advanced
#tech
sector recognized. Congratulations to all of my colleagues for this well-earned award!
Thrilled to join the team
@Canada2EU
๐จ๐ฆ๐ช๐บ I worked at Canadaโs Mission to the EU in 1998-99 for the launch of the Euro, reporting to the Finance Counsellor. Also a stagiaire
@EU_Commission
in DG
#Trade
/ Karl Falkenberg &
@AParentiEU
. Nice to return to
#Brussels
many years later!
A very warm welcome to
@Ailish_Campbell
, Ambassador-designate of Canada to the EU, and to Alain Gendron
@gendroa1
Ambassador-designate of Canada to the Kingdom of Belgium!
Thank you ๐ to
@TCS_SDC
Trade Commissioners, past and present, for your hard work and dedication to helping Canadian businesses succeed in our 125 years of service ๐จ๐ฆ๐ For more on our work please see:
#TCS125
#Canada
#trade
Canada is, and always has been, a trading nation, and international trade is vital to our economic prosperity.
We are proud to have been supporting the international success of Canadian businesses over the past 125 years!
#TCS125
Please put
@Elif_Safak
โs beautiful book โHow to Stay Sane in an Age of Divisionโ on your summer reading list. Highly recommend.
#books
#summerreading
Congratulations to
@Nadia_Theodore
on her new role at
@MapleLeafFoods
. Nadia, you have been a powerhouse for ๐จ๐ฆ trade, entrepreneurs & foreign relations. Thank you for being a champion for women, diversity & and belonging for all. Good luck in your new role!
#leadership
#cdnbiz
Maple Leaf Foods Names Nadia Theodore Senior Vice President of Industry and Global Government Relations. Theodore joins the company from the Canadian Government, where she has filled a variety of roles for 20 years. Read more:
โI take one mile at a time, 26 miles a day. Sometimes it feels endless...somewhere, the hurting must stop.โ Please, if you donโt know
#TerryFox
watch this video. Share it. Please give to cancer research & to hope ๐
#inspiration
Proud of the 125 year history of the Trade Commissioner Service
@TCS_SDC
of Canada! ๐จ๐ฆ๐ And especially of the thousands of Canadian firms and education institutions weโve help grow through global sales & investment ๐
#TCS125
#trade
#export
#DYK
Canadaโs first commercial representative abroad was a Trade Commissioner? Since John Larkeโs departure for Australia 125 years ago, the TCS has helped Canadian companies grow in markets around the world!
#TCS125
๐จ๐ฆ
Be Canadian, but not too Canadian ๐จ๐ฆ๐คฃ Great insights from
#ThinkAgain
by
@AdamMGrant
and this one is my favourite: build a challenge network, not just a support network. Who are your most thoughtful critics? Be open to dissenting views & tell them why you respect them.
Wrapping up an important week in ๐จ๐ฆ๐ช๐บ relations. Huge thanks to the teams who make these leader to leader visits happen. Proud to work with you! ๐๐ Un grand merci aux รฉquipes qui ont permis ร ces visites d'avoir lieu. Je suis fiรจre de travailler avec vous!
#CanadaEU
#Canada
enjoys the highest level of trust among 11 European and North American countries. 75% of the respondents rated Canada a โreliable partnerโ, followed closely by Germany and Sweden at 73%. Strong testament to our ๐จ๐ฆ๐ช๐บ partnership!
#CanadaEU
#StrongerTogether
Wow. Great blog on Canada ๐จ๐ฆ by
#VC
legend
@fredwilson
. โCanada is a great option to locate a team and recruit the smartest people in the world to it. What once was the game plan for
#tech
in the US is now the game plan in Canada.โ
More:
#cdnbiz
Delighted to be in
#India
with
@TradeTeamIndia
& HC
@nadirypatel
๐ฎ๐ณ ๐จ๐ฆ
#Canada
has doubled our exports in the last 10 years. Excited to highlight opportunities for
#cdnbiz
in this diverse and growing market of 1.35 billion. Join us! More ๐
I like numbers. Especially when they show ๐จ๐ฆ is exporting more in goods & services to more nations and in more supply chains globally ๐
#trade
#TimeToDiversify
#cdnecon
Video here:
Happy for Minister Champagne
@ISED_CA
to meet our amazing team
@Canada2EU
๐จ๐ฆ๐ช๐บ In Brussels & across EU-27 member states we work hard to promote Canadian
#innovation
,
#digital
and environmental cooperation ๐ฟ Thank you for a great discussion on recovery & social inclusion.
#growth
Finished this sublime, magical, exciting book by
@tagaq
this morning at 5am. Opened our front door to take a deep breath of fresh air and there, sitting on my front step in the snow, was a small rabbit. Read the book and you will know why this touched me so profoundly.
#books
Thank you ๐ to Trade Commissioners
@TCS_SDC
around the world for helping
#cdnbiz
at this difficult time and to those team members who have shifted to emergency and consular support ๐๐จ๐ฆ Also - thank you to your families. We are in this together!
#teamwork