I enjoyed meeting Mayor Bruce Harrell & listening to him recount his experiences as a kid playing 🏒⛸ in my hometown of #Vancouver. We also discussed economic recovery, cross border linkages & security of our citizens locally, regionally & globally. 🌎👮🏽 City of Seattle rocks!

Thanks 🙏🏽 to @WestCoastCmdre, HMCS Yellowknife & HMCS/NCSM Saskatoon for flying the 🇨🇦 with me & the Canada in Seattle team at Seafair in #Seattle last week. 🇨🇦 has an important role to play in North American security. #FriendsAlliesPartners

Rounding out my first experience with Seafair in #Seattle was being welcomed aboard the impressive & hospitable cruiser USS Lake Champlain based out of @NavBaseSD. ⚓️🌞

Earlier this week I travelled to City of Richland, WA where I met 🇺🇸 & 🇨🇦 legislators participating in LEHI — the Legislative Energy Horizon Institute established by Pacific NorthWest Economic Region, U.S. Department of Energy & University of Idaho. 🇨🇦 is a vital, secure & reliable energy partner & is the 🇺🇸’s #1 int’l source of energy.

My congratulations to @WestCoastCmdre David Mazur & CPO1 Carl Dixon for reaching this milestone. 🎉 Deep 🙏🏽 to you & your families 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 for your service. ⚓️🛳

Congratulations 🎉 to the Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies. Like 🇨🇦, the 🇺🇸 is an Arctic nation. We both have a shared interest for a peaceful and prosperous Arctic. #FriendsPartnersAllies

In addition to assisting 🇨🇦 companies to export their products & services to international markets like the 🇺🇸, the Trade Commissioner Service also assists 🇺🇸 companies interested in sourcing 🇨🇦 technology & services.

Today, 🇨🇦 joins the people of 🇮🇳 in celebrating #IndiaAt75. Happy #IndependenceDay2022! #JaiHind #HarGarTiranga 🇮🇳

Delightful evening celebrating WWU at Bellewood Farms & Distillery in City of Bellingham. 🙏🏽 to Sabah Randhawa & his wife Uzma Ahmad for hosting.

Sat Sri Akal-ji! 🙏🏽 It was a pleasure meeting #WhatcomCounty Executive Satpal Sidhu. Originally from Punjab in 🇮🇳 (where I was formerly Consul General), Mr. Sidhu moved first to 🇨🇦 & then 🇺🇸. I look forward to working with him & his office to strengthen 🇨🇦🇺🇸 economic ties.

🇨🇦 band, #CrashTestDummies is playing in #Seattle tonight! 🎫 They’ll be playing at the 🔱 Neptune Theatre — a #SeattleCityLandmark which hosts a variety of events, including 💃🏿🎷dance & music performances, 📽 screenings, & arts education.

Earlier this month I took a #BehindTheScenes tour of the Moore Theatre — #Seattle’s oldest active theatre which hosts a variety of theatrical productions, concerts & lectures. #HistoricSeattle

Last month I was at the Western Governors' Association in Coeur d’Alene, ID for their annual meeting where the willingness to work across state lines was the theme that permeated nearly every conversation. 🙏🏽 to Brad Little for his leadership on the #WorkingLands #WorkingCommunities initiative.

#DYK? UPS was founded in #Seattle on August 28, 1907 — 1️⃣1️⃣5️⃣ years ago today! Back then it was called the #AmericanMessengerCompany. To mark its roots, UPS has endowed #WaterfallGardenPark in historic Pioneer Square. What a beautiful 🎁 to the city! #UPSFoundersDay #UPS115

Visited the fascinating Klondike NPS Seattle which focussed on #Seattle’s role in the Klondike Gold Rush up in #DawsonCity, #Yukon. It also talked about 🇨🇦’s Northwest Mounted Police, the precursor to RCMP. 🙏🏽 to National Park Service Ranger Annie for the walking tour.

🇨🇦’s Minister of Mental Health & Addiction, @Carolyn_Bennett, travelled to WA last week where she meet with Denny Heck, King County Executive, Rep. Lauren Davis & other stakeholders like WA Recovery Watch & leadbureau to discuss the overdose crisis in both of our countries. #EndOverdose

🇨🇦’s Minister for Mental Health & Addiction @Carolyn_Bennett also travelled to #Salem & #Portland to learn about OR’s experience in implementing Ballot Measure 110 & 109 from public health & safety perspectives. 🙏🏽 to Governor Kate Brown & others for the warm welcome!

Congratulations 🥳 to the 🇨🇦 Women’s Team for winning the 🏆 at IIHF Championship! 🇨🇦🥇⛸🏒🌎🇨🇦 #WomensWorlds

Warmest welcome MGen Sean T. Boyle 🇨🇦 pro-🇺🇦 & family to 🇺🇸! It was great seeing you in WA and AK! 🇨🇦 & 🇺🇸 stand shoulder-to-shoulder in the defence of North America in troubling times. #FriendsPartnersAllies #WeHaveTheWatch

I went to my first ever MLB ⚾️ game this afternoon. Seattle Mariners vs. Chicago White Sox at T-Mobile Park. A great way to spend a sun filled labour-less Labour Day! 🌞 Home team lost 😞.