Thank you to ISA for giving me reason to go to San Francisco.

In addition to the conference, I made sure to enjoy the city. Some of my photos are included in the thread 🧵 below, as the journey developed. It was a wonderful time. #ISA2024

Join DG Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Peterson Institute's President Adam Posen on 16 April as they explore the WTO's 30-year journey and its future direction. Registration and livestream: bit.ly/4aVqhaN

I know it’s dangerous to romanticize the past, but life was objectively better before 2-factor authentication 😅

NEW | French President Emmanuel Macron to visit Canada this summer. Macron's itinerary includes a stop in the Maritimes. #polcan #canpoli cbc.ca/news/politics/…

I recognize both sides want to spin it as a nothing burger technocratically. But long-term tolerance for CETA's non-ratification is part of the problem, esp. as anti-trade sentiment grows.

*France* voting against *Canada* on an international treaty should not be normalized.

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Wellington getting ready for the visit by the PM of France.

The Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) is set to start providing coverage next month — but it's not clear that enough dentists will enrol to provide care to the 1.6 million seniors that have signed up already. cbc.ca/news/politics/…

The Temporary Resident Visa program was announced in January in response to the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza.
The program has failed to bring even one relative of a Canadian citizen to Canada. cbc.ca/news/politics/… .

I hope there are days when your coffee ☕ tastes like magic, your playlist makes you dance 🪩, strangers make you smile 😊, and the night sky✨ touches your soul. I hope there are days when you fall in love 💕 with being alive.