Brenda Loft

Mother, sister, friend and ally. Often found in the garden 🇨🇦

[Chris Hadfield @Cmdr_Hadfield]

Good morning, my beloved country! 🇨🇦
On this gorgeous early Fall day, I am grateful for all the people and selfless work, over the centuries, that have made Canada possible in this world.

[Melodies & Masterpieces @SVG__Collection]

Today is the 21st of September.

[The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) @SickKidsNews]

Achieving the No. 1 ranking world's best children's hospital for a consecutive year is an extraordinary honour. We're proud to provide specialized, compassionate care, and improve outcomes for children across Canada and around the world.

Thank you, Prime Minister @MarkJCarney!❤️

[Mark Carney @MarkJCarney]

Congratulations to Toronto’s SickKids Hospital: the world’s best children’s hospital for the second year in a row.

Canada’s health care system is one of our greatest strengths. It’s a reflection of our values — powered by the incredible nurses, doctors, researchers, and staff who deliver world-class, life-saving care every day.

[Dominic LeBlanc @DLeBlancNB]

Today marks 7 years since my stem cell transplant.

I still remember Dr. Thomas Kiss telling me, on this day in 2019, at the Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital, “Welcome to your second birthday, because today we are giving you a second life.”

A special thought goes to Jonathan Kehl, the young German man whose stem cell donation gave me this second life.

I was at the Dr. Georges-L.-Dumont UHC today for my monthly immunoglobulin appointment and had a chance to thank nurse Chantal Ferrari as well as the other doctors and nurses that were part of my journey.

Seven years later, I am still as grateful as ever.

[Adam Zivo @AdamZivo]

Canadians after the EU association agreement:

[Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen]

Dear @MarkJCarney we want to bring the relationship with Canada to the highest level possible.

I would like to work with you on opening the door for Canada to being the first associate member of the EU.

And create a common prosperity and economic security space.

[Scott Robertson @sarobertson_]

David Cochrane: "President Bush later recalled that one of the first calls he received after the attacks was from Prime Minister Chrétien, offering his support and condolences — a call the former president compared to getting a phone call from a brother."

[Tareq Hadhad @TareqHadhad]

If there was one wish I had about coming to Canada, it would be that I arrived early enough to see Jean Chrétien’s leadership in action here. I listened to his words from Gander Newfoundland today marking 25 years since September 11 and he said “Never mistake our generosity for weakness.”

I came to Canada knowing its generosity firsthand. My family and I were welcomed here with open arms and given a chance to rebuild our lives while other countries chose to close their doors.

And there may be no better place for those words than Gander. When thousands of people suddenly found themselves stranded far from home on September 11, this small Canadian community opened its doors and Canadians offered their homes and every help they could give to complete strangers who needed them.

Kindness with a backbone. That’s a Canada I will always believe in. Thank you PM Chrétien.

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[Brenda Loft @brenda_loft]

Can confirm the Lake is not suffering ☀️🌺

[Brenda Loft @brenda_loft]

New bloom in the garden this morning 🌺 #iris

[Scott Robertson @sarobertson_]

François-Philippe Champagne: I remind our colleagues down south that we buy more from the U.S. than China, Japan, and the U.K. combined. We're their biggest customer.

I met with my colleagues from Europe. The German minister, the Turkish minister, the Irish minister. Listen, everyone wants to meet with Canada these days because they understand that the most sought-after commodity today is trust.

[Christiane Amanpour @amanpour]

Gloria Steinem will go down in history as one of the most important activists of all time, leading a movement for the equality of half the world: its women.

She lived a long and passionate life dedicated to this vital and basic cause.

She did it with intellectual precision, emotional awareness, humour and beauty. May she rest in peace and may the cause thrive.

[Michael McCain @MichaelHMcCain]

Scott Bessent’s comments about Canada today were arrogant, demeaning and contemptuous. The gratuitous mocking of one of America’s largest customers and closest allies was out of line. Serious disagreements deserve serious statesmanship — not cheap insults. https://t.co/WzUZb7YJ9j

[Marit Stiles @MaritStiles]

I still call it Skydome, so good luck with that.

[Mark Carney @MarkJCarney]

The name Lake Ontario comes from the Wendat word Ontari’io, which, appropriately, means “the lake is beautiful, the lake is big”.

The name is more than 400 years old, predating both the Confederation of Canada and the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America.

We know that America is changing. Their trading relationships, their foreign policies, their national monuments, their hydronyms.

Canadians also know that naming reality means calling it Lake Ontario – then, now and always.

[James Moore @honjamesmoore]

Remember this, from today, whenever this “diplomat” ever invites you to anything ever.

[Michael de Adder @deAdder]

A life of many colours
by @deAdder
Substack:
https://t.co/DdGaNYtWHj

[Dominic LeBlanc @DLeBlancNB]

I’m happy to be back in Ottawa after weeks of intensive discussions in Washington.

I joined Prime Minister Carney for a press conference, followed by a virtual meeting with provincial and territorial premiers and members of the Advisory Committee on Canada-U.S. Economic Relations to provide an update on next steps for Canada.

Team Canada is strong and united. We’ll continue supporting Canadian workers and businesses, building our strength at home and diversifying our partnerships abroad.

[Anthony Scaramucci @Scaramucci]

Carney now leads the West