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		<title>Battle of Britain Day</title>
		<link>https://blogs.fcdo.gov.uk/andrewpocock/2012/09/17/battle-of-britain-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2012 20:11:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I attended the 72nd anniversary of the Battle of Britain at Ottawa’s Aviation Museum on 16 September, under flawless blue skies – a bit like during the Battle itself – and in the presence of the Chief of Air Staff, veterans, cadets and members on parade of the Royal Canadian Air Force. I said the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Remembering the &#8220;forgotten war&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2012 14:44:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[War fever is racing down the river! Actually, war commemoration fever, as the many ceremonies to mark the War of 1812 begin. I had the pleasure of attending two fascinating events in the last week. The first, at Ottawa’s excellent War Museum, is called: 1812: One War, Four Perspectives. Its curator is Dr Peter MacLeod, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>A GREAT day in Canada</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2012 14:24:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I haven’t blogged much recently, as we’ve been launching the GREAT campaign across Canada. GREAT as in Britain, and it asks Canadians to take a new look at the Old Country. You’ll be surprised by what you see. All the things you’d expect in the history and tradition departments – and we’re on the verge of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Celebrating our contributions to polar research</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:52:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This week, Montreal is hosting the International Polar Year conference, IPY 2012: From Knowledge to Action. IPY 2012 brings together over 3000 international experts from across a variety of fields, with the ambitious agenda of using the knowledge accumulated by researchers during international polar year activities, and developing concrete actions to move forward. The polar [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>100 days to go</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:27:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Today we begin the 100 day countdown to the Opening Ceremony of the Games of the 30th Olympiad &#8211; in London, on 27 July 2012. There will be events at many other sites around the United Kingdom. But eyes will turn to London: the only city to host the Games three times. It’ll be a [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>A great pre-Olympic experience</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Pocock]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 18:51:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I had a great pre-Olympic experience last weekend. I was invited by Pierre La Fontaine to witness the Olympic and Paralympic swimming trials. Pierre is CEO of Swimming Canada, and National Coach to boot. It was fun going into the Stade Olympique in Montreal, meeting officials and swimmers, and offering them a public welcome to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Low-carbon opportunities</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 16:25:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I was at GLOBE 2012 in Vancouver, from 14-16 March. The conference looked at environmental, energy and sustainability issues. I’ve recorded a short video blog, which touches on the subjects and talks briefly about the London Olympics. Do watch it, and I hope it’s of interest. Many thanks. Andrew]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Scotland’s gifts to Canada</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Pocock]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:24:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[January the 25th is Burns Night, an anniversary globally celebrated. It’s right and proper, therefore, to reflect for a moment on the Scottish contribution to Canada. I was given a book the other day, modestly titled: How the Scots Invented Canada, by Ken McGoogan. It points, not without evidence, to the seminal contribution made by [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The War of 1812</title>
		<link>https://blogs.fcdo.gov.uk/andrewpocock/2012/01/11/the-war-of-1812/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:22:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[As we approach the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812, Canadians have begun to reflect on its role in shaping what Canada is today.  But this is also a chance for Britain to consider its own contribution to the conflict, and how its relationship with Canada has evolved over the past two centuries. The [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>A holiday message</title>
		<link>https://blogs.fcdo.gov.uk/andrewpocock/2011/12/21/a-holiday-message/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Pocock]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:16:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A holiday message from British High Commissioner Andrew Pocock&#8230; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zof8de9GQMk]]></description>
		
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