Mercedes StephensonOvjeren akaunt

@MercedesGlobal

Ottawa Bureau Chief for Global News and Host of The West Block. Journalist with a curious mind. Love political journalism, defence & foreign policy. Pro otter.

Ottawa, ON
Vrijeme pridruživanja: svibanj 2009.

Tweetovi

Blokirali ste korisnika/cu @MercedesGlobal

Jeste li sigurni da želite vidjeti te tweetove? Time nećete deblokirati korisnika/cu @MercedesGlobal

  1. proslijedio/la je Tweet
    prije 10 sati

    Astronaut Christina Koch has landed back on Earth after a record-breaking 328 days in space. She completed the longest single spaceflight by a woman and conducted the first all-female spacewalk with fellow astronaut Jessica Meir

    Poništi
  2. proslijedio/la je Tweet

    Here’s where President Trump will take his post-impeachment victory lap at noon ET

    Poništi
  3. Asked about whether he has a conflict over his previous financial interests in China by , Barton says becoming Ambassador would be the stupidest financial choice he could make (he was making a lot of $) and did this for public service

    Prikaži ovu nit
    Poništi
  4. Barton reveals the first meaningful engagement happened after Prime Minister Trudeau and President Xi were sat next to each other at the G20 in Osaka due to alphabetical order

    Prikaži ovu nit
    Poništi
  5. Barton describes both Canadians and Chinese as being so angry they were shaking in first discussions when he arrived in China. Says initially there was no ability for a dialogue bc no Chinese response in answer to q abt whether govt should have appt ambassador before 8 months

    Prikaži ovu nit
    Poništi
  6. Barton is now asked if a harder line approach or engagement is best way forward. He says can’t be bullied must be strong but engagement is important vs taking harder line

    Prikaži ovu nit
    Poništi
  7. First question from who says he believes Barton is an inappropriate choice as Ambassador as his previous firm McKinsey did work for Chinese state corporations. Genuis grilling him on which state companies McKinsey did work for

    Prikaži ovu nit
    Poništi
  8. Barton: this is top of mind for the Prime Minister, and that’s why he has said we will only move forward in a way that reflects Canadian values ie: rule of law (my note: so no prisoner exchange)

    Prikaži ovu nit
    Poništi
  9. Barton: we are working with other governments in other countries. They keep working hard hoping it will bear fruit on their release. Resolving this issue is critical before they can move forward to restored relationship with China.

    Prikaži ovu nit
    Poništi
  10. Barton reveals he has seen both Kovrig and Spavor several times. Notes he is incredibly inspired by their resilience. Barton says he will go every single time he is permitted to see the two Michaels in jail.

    Prikaži ovu nit
    Poništi
  11. Barton says 373 Canadians want to leave China re: Coronavirus

    Prikaži ovu nit
    Poništi
  12. Barton says the chill is real, many regularly held meetings that were cancelled after Huawei’s CFO being arrested still have not resumed. China is very angry Barton says

    Prikaži ovu nit
    Poništi
  13. Barton says his number one priority is the release of Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, and clemency for Robert Shellenberg.

    Prikaži ovu nit
    Poništi
  14. proslijedio/la je Tweet
    5. velj

    Stopped by this morning to talk with about ’s unique position when it comes to transit expansion plans. We have been putting federal funds to work, but with the highest ridership growth in North America more is needed to keep up

    Poništi
  15. Covering Ambassador Dominic Barton’s appearance in front of the Canada-China committee on Parliament Hill. This is the first time Barton has testified

    Prikaži ovu nit
    Poništi
  16. proslijedio/la je Tweet
    Poništi
  17. Odd and busy day on the federal political beat... Female MP asked if she ever considered sex work during a debate, Leader of the BQ makes some pretty stunning inferences about Federal Court judges and Peter MacKay changes course on Israel in yet another campaign trip up

    Poništi
  18. Federal court dismisses Indigenous challenge of Trans Mountain pipeline expansion |

    Poništi
  19. Most Canadian households to get more in rebates than paid in carbon tax: PBO |

    Poništi
  20. MacKay shifts gears with a statement following a stream of Conservative criticism after he would not commit to moving the Canadian Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem in an interview with The Post Millennial

    Poništi

Čini se da učitavanje traje već neko vrijeme.

Twitter je možda preopterećen ili ima kratkotrajnih poteškoća u radu. Pokušajte ponovno ili potražite dodatne informacije u odjeljku Status Twittera.

    Možda bi vam se svidjelo i ovo:

    ·