Matthew Wong
@mawong.bsky.social
Diplomatic staff 🇨🇦 promoting Canada-U.S. relations in New England. Boston University 🐾 alum, raised Californian 🇺🇸. ***Views expressed are my own.
HMCS Moncton visited #Boston today, berthed at Fan Pier until Monday, when it sets off to join OP Reassurance in Europe for minesweeping ops. With the Kingston class being phased out, it might be the last one I see. Special thanks to the CO. Always great to see a member of clan Wong 👑🟡in the RCN!
#DYK the story of women in the 🇺🇸 US military has a 🇨🇦 Canadian connection? ☎️ In 1917, a unit in the U.S. Army Signal Corps was formed consisting of phone operators who spoke English & French. 223 women aka the "Hello Girls" were in the unit. Many spoke French because of their 🍁⚜️ Canadian heritage.
🤝The Canada-US 🇨🇦🇺🇸 relationship is paramount. $2.5+ billion worth of goods & services crosses the border every day. 📈 #Canada is the largest export market for 36 states, top three for 46 states. 43 states export over US$1 billion to Canada every year. ⚡️Canada is the #1 supplier of #energy to the US.
📚A full academic affairs day for me today. An Arctic workshop at University of Southern Maine and consular reception at @umassboston.bsky.social. 🇨🇦Canadian connections at both schools w/interest for cross-border research collaboration in arctic/environment. 26 Canadian students at UMass. Huzzah!
Interesting and important to understand the change in #immigration policy into #Canada 🇨🇦. Chiefly the housing crisis, other infrastructure and institutions need time to “catch up”. youtu.be/vOB7-dbYuCc?...
Why Canada’s changing its immigration system
YouTube video by Justin Trudeau
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