John Devine LVO OBE 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🤝🇨🇦

Diplomat, pilgrim, half-hearted iconoclast. Personal account. For official content check-out @ScotGovCanada

[John Devine LVO OBE 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🤝🇨🇦 @devinevox]

Thanks @LeftHandStu - I’ve never been so sympathetically photographed 😍 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🤝🇨🇦

[Stuart Benson @LeftHandStu]

The Scottish head of government in Canada @devinevox kicked off his “long goodbye” and the handoff to incoming SHGC Joanne Keating at Crichton Lodge on Wednesday night with an intimate farewell party hosted by UK High Commissioner Rob Tinline.
https://t.co/QplLf3p4aJ

[John Devine LVO OBE 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🤝🇨🇦 @devinevox]

@derek_lavery3 My humble view is that Makepeace’s (of ‘Dempsey & Makepeace’) Escort XR3i Cabriolet was the high water mark of 1980s cop cars

[Scottish Government in Canada @ScotGovCanada]

Happy Tartan Day, Canada! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇨🇦

Today we honour the 4.3 million Canadians of Scottish heritage and their lasting contributions to Canada’s history, culture, and communities.

Happy Tartan Day!

#TartanDay #TartanDayCanada #ScotlandInCanada

[John Devine LVO OBE 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🤝🇨🇦 @devinevox]

The most beautiful of films - go watch (or re-watch) it #LocalHero

[cinesthetic. @TheCinesthetic]

Local Hero (1983) is one of those films that sneaks up on you. A corporate deal turns into a meditation on place, time, and the things you don’t realize you’re losing. Soft-spoken, deeply funny, and quietly profound.

[Scottish Government in Canada @ScotGovCanada]

Capping off 2026 #BurnsNight festivities by celebrating #ScottishConnections with parliamentarians at the annual Robbie Burns Dinner on the Hill!

Thank you @HoCSpeaker for hosting the event, honouring Scotland and Canada’s longstanding links and friendship.

[Scottish Government in Canada @ScotGovCanada]

We were so sad to hear Kirsty had passed away. It was a thrill to be in Kirsty’s company and witness her passion for Canada-Scotland connections. Canada has lost a daughter and Scotland the most special of Canadian friends. Fois shìorraidh dha anam/Eternal peace upon their soul.

[John Devine LVO OBE 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🤝🇨🇦 @devinevox]

@IvisonJ En route from Toronto to Ottawa for back-to-back Burns Suppers 🥃. Obviously quiet otherwise, an uninteresting time in the world 😳

[Scottish Government in Canada @ScotGovCanada]

Amazing Job Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👏

#FifaWorldCup here we come !
⚽️ 🌎 🏆

Fingers crossed we get to welcome you to Canada!

🇨🇦 🇺🇸 🇲🇽

[John Devine LVO OBE 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🤝🇨🇦 @devinevox]

@johnauldwebster Rented a house there for a week next month 😍

[John Devine LVO OBE 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🤝🇨🇦 @devinevox]

@TomCodringtonUK @ScotCanBC @SeaforthOfC Thanks for coming, so good to see you!

[John Devine LVO OBE 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🤝🇨🇦 @devinevox]

@David_Moscrop This beauty! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🤝🇨🇦 https://t.co/s9xMxecr6B

[The Sound of Music @SoundofMusic]

The hills are alive... with 60 years of The Sound of Music! 🩵🎶

On this day in 1965, The Sound of Music first premiered on the big screen. Join us in celebrating this monumental milestone by sharing your favorite moments, lyrics and memories of watching this iconic film in the comments below – or share a few of YOUR favorite things (and photos) using #TSOM60!

[The Scotsman @TheScotsman]

🔴 The Sound of Music turns 60: There doesn't feel like a better time to enjoy this masterpiece

"Revisiting this film time and time again, I appreciated more it’s very essence. The hope and defiance that weaves through it like a tapestry."

https://t.co/0QB272T8pr

[Estonian MFA 🇪🇪 | 🌻 #StandWithUkraine @MFAestonia]

We live free here in #Estonia 🇪🇪 thanks to brave men and women who stood up to tyranny and declared all peoples have the right to self-determination.

That’s why on Estonian Independence Day, as every day, we #StandWithUkraine.

Got a moment? Let us tell you a story. 🧵

[Iona Fyfe @ionafyfe]

I’m a Scottish independent DIY musician on tour in Canada. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇨🇦 Can you help me get the word out about my shows? I’m trying my hardest sell as many of them out as possible. If you like Scottish folk music, or know friends who might like my music. Please SHARE!

[Mujtaba Rahman @Mij_Europe]

Worth watching

[John Devine LVO OBE 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🤝🇨🇦 @devinevox]

@johnauldwebster The GOAT 🐐 well done brother 👏