Was 38th Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy, Navigator, Father
Ottawa, Ontario
Joined February 2017
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So.. as a former CAF cook, a "purple trade", why I preferred the navy, from a culture POV.
A 🧵
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As I spent my last night at sea, I reflected on the high quality of Sailors I had the privilege of spending the day with. I want to thank @HMCSOttawa for showing the @CDS_CANADA_CEMD and I what highly motivated and professional crews we have in the @RoyalCanNavy
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Amy Topshee (@UBC) shares her insightful research on Securitization Theory and Climate Change.
She posits:"NATO only partially securitized Climate Change."
Part of "Climate Change and Environmental Security".
Live: cmrsj-rmcsj.forces.gc.ca/rec…
@CMRSJ_RMCSJ @UBishops @RMCCanadaCMR
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Vice-Admiral Charles Morris Winton "Chuck" Thomas was an inspiration to so many. One of my career highlights was listening to him describe how he delivered the modernization of the Tribal-class destroyers to our Navy. (1/3)
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When people use “Lima time” when they really mean “Local time”. Lima is Zulu +11. It isn’t your local time zone unless you’re in the Pacific or the Russian Far East.
Just. Say. Local.
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Last year Amy had to take this race off to recover from an IT band injury. This year @AmyTopshee has returned from #UBC to crush this long course! Congratulations Amy! #SwimRunVictoria
ALT Number two and number one long course finishers.
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Had a great meeting with the new SISIP District Manager Kathryn Ritter. SISIP provides free financial, investment, and debt management advice. This is one of the hidden benefits of being a CAF member - not many jobs come with free financial services. Call for an appointment.
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📬 You're invited to tune in tomorrow to the #FacebookLive of the Royal Canadian Navy's Change of Command ceremony.
📅 May 30, 2022
⏰ 9:00 (ADT) / 8:00 (EDT) / 5:00 (PDT)
📍 RCN Facebook Page
🔗 facebook.com/RoyalCanadianNa…
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This is an #mustread thread. Thank you, @annalisesharon, for sharing so openly, honestly, and unreservedly. We should all aspire to your example of leadership.
I hardly know where to start with this click-bait ambulance chaser.
1. MGen Dawe hurt me deeply, but he wrote his own letter, don't take that away from him. He's on his own path & he's got the right to struggle just like the rest of us.
ottawacitizen.com/news/natio…
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If you love freedom, this is your memorial
If you love peace, this is your memorial
If you lost a loved one in service, this is your memorial
If you need a reminder of why war sucks, this is your memorial
If you glorify war, this memorial tells you it is nothing to glorify
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Je suis révulsé de voir des manifestants danser sur la Tombe du soldat inconnu et profaner le Monument commémoratif de guerre du Canada.
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Great minds don’t think alike. They challenge each other to think differently.
The people who teach you the most are the ones who share your principles but not your thought processes.
Converging values draw you to similar questions. Diverging views introduce you to new answers.
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The Future HMCS Max Bernays has successfully been launched in the Bedford Basin! Thank you to all involved for making this historic milestone possible. #ShipsForCanada
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Also, while I appreciate @cafreeland and her concern for women of the CAF, not all women are victims, and not all victims are women. All CAF/DND people deserve a safer workplace. – at Kelowna, British Columbia
Military 'simply doesn't get it' when it comes to sexual misconduct, PM says #cndpoli cbc.ca/news/politics/militar…
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This is a great article. Not just about body image but about High Performance in high stress physical activities ( like soldiering !!!!)
Fuel the Machine 'cos it is how effectively the machine works not how it looks
I've experienced this positive outcome many times...in athletes that are willing to take a risk (their words) and shift their relationship with food. Food = fuel and fuel = performance. Great article: newsroom.co.nz/lockerroom/ho…
Kraken 38 retweeted
These officers may or may not go on to be parents. People have much greater value than their reproductive potential. The hand that rocks a cradle can also drive a warship - we actually have lots of experience rocking folx to sleep!
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The unnecessary harm around this golf game is undeniable. There is no excuse. I also know that @Comd_RCN Adm Bains has been working hard to be an advocate for meaningful culture change. It is a lot to ask, and there is much work to do, but I too hope there is a path forward here.
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The single most powerful image this week for the RCN.
L'image la plus puissante de cette semaine pour la MRC.
@RoyalCanNavy @defence_women
@MayorCFBEsq
It’s taken us too long to get here but it is still awesome to see photos like this one on the bridge of a @RoyalCanNavy warship!
So impressed with the many great women leading at sea today in CANFLTPAC!
#SheTheNavy
#ReadyToLead
@fortinmsa @MaudeAtSea @Nadia_Shields
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“This is going to take a lot of work, and we all have a role in seeing this through. If you’re not on board, get out of the way.” – at Kelowna, British Columbia
If Canada’s military really intends to solve its sexual misconduct crisis, the will must come from within bit.ly/3enoctN
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Great to be on @RAS_NSA panel 10 Years of US Strategic Pivot to Asia skillfully moderated by @st_martel & featuring @SecurityScholar @jbmllr @resplinodell
Important keynote by @AngusTopshee
My bit covered UK & France in the Indo-Pacific
@PaquinJonathan
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