Deborah Chatsis
@DChatsis
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Cree. Retired 🇨🇦 Foreign Service officer, former Ambassador to Vietnam, Guatemala, and Belize. Living metastatic breast cancer experience.
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Joined February 2012
It is an immense honour that colleagues and friends named the scholarship after me. I hope the scholarship will help indigenous students who are interested in a career in international diplomacy.
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Please don’t forget to consider supporting the @PafsoApase and @AMBCANADA1 scholarship for #Indigenous students of international relations. If you donate today, on #GivingTuesday2021, your contribution will be matched by @Carleton_U!
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They took him from his family. At Elkhorn Residential School, Canada tried to take everything from him. But Tommy Prince, the great-great-grandson of Chief Peguis, survived.
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Cannot be “beaten”.
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Always lonely, never alone: Canadian Michael Kovrig spends a third birthday in Chinese detention - The Times of London #heartbreaking 💔
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A former Canadian diplomat has described his mental anguish after spending a third birthday in a Chinese prison cell on charges branded “hostage diplomacy”. Michael Kovrig wrote to his wife that he...
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790 days / jours / días. #FreeMichaelKovrig
Today is 787 days since our colleague Michael Kovrig was arbitrarily jailed by China. His sole offence was to be a Canadian in the wrong place at the wrong time. Every day his grit and character in the face of injustice inspire us. #FreeMichaelKovrig
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Absolutely worth reading this article.
This is a long read, but a worthwhile read. Bookmark it for the next encounter with a confident white person who assures you that Canada doesn't have a racism problem.
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Munk School Fellow and former diplomat Deanna Horton calls for a fund liberal democracies can contribute to invest in tech that strengthens our democracies, to offset the growing technologies that restrict freedom
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#OTD 55 years ago, a Canadian diplomat and two Canadian servicemen were killed in the line of duty while flying from Laos to Vietnam. Their remains were never found. ⬇️A THREAD #CanadaRemembers 🇨🇦
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They fought for a nation that tried to strip them of their culture. With the Devil's Brigade, he was a shape-shifter, terrorizing Nazis. In Korea, he mentored a new generation. At home, he fought injustice and intolerance. Sergeant Tommy Prince is Us. https://t.co/3s21fEBKiw
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This thread speaks to me.
I don’t miss the person I was before cancer. She’s gone and that’s ok. I like the person I am now. But I do miss my pre cancer body and mind. It was great to live pretty much pain free and with a sharp mind. #mbc
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Demi Adejuyigbe didn't have to go so hard for this year's video but he did and he did it for all of us https://t.co/Vw024hItqj
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If you RT one tweet today, RT this. Twice. Having your #MentalHealth affected by a pandemic doesn't mean you're weak, it means you're human. Asking for support is a sign of courage & our community has resources to help: https://t.co/mvUysonaDa
#haveTHATtalk #ItsOKToNotBeOk
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A lovely version of the Canadian national anthem. And the choir includes our Governor General!
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Gina Wilson's (Kitigan Zibi First Nation, QC) career stands as a beacon for many other Indigenous people working in public service. 2020 #IndspireAward recipient for Public Service. #IndigenousPeoplesDay #IndigenousHistoryMonth #IndigenousExcellence
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Our colleague Michael has been arbitrarily detained by China for 558 days. Each passing day is a stain on China’s reputation, an injustice to Michael and an act of cruelty to his family and loved ones. #FreeMichaelKovrig
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Love the smooth feeling of my freshly shaved head. Something good from chemo (besides the whole fighting cancer thing). #chemofridays #cancersucks
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I've been doing some work with @bbc about what it's like to be going through chemo in the middle of Covid. Thanks so much to Claire for giving me a chance to use my voice for good, also my chickens are in it 😁😁😁❤️ https://t.co/wehgmRcLkP
#chemothroughcovid #lateeffects
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Liz from Hull is undergoing chemotherapy and has seen support services cut back.
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