Colin Barker
@gcolinbarker.bsky.social
Canadian public servant working in Ottawa to help support a strong and resilient Canadian economy.
My posting as Senior Trade Commissioner at Canada’s High Commission in the UK is coming to an end. It has been an honour to work on behalf of Canadians to increase bilateral trade and investment between 🇨🇦 and 🇬🇧. Back to Ottawa now and new challenges.
August 8, 2025 at 1:38 PM
My posting as Senior Trade Commissioner at Canada’s High Commission in the UK is coming to an end. It has been an honour to work on behalf of Canadians to increase bilateral trade and investment between 🇨🇦 and 🇬🇧. Back to Ottawa now and new challenges.
Wonderful to be out of the office at the @blavatnikschool.bsky.social in Oxford for a day of discussion of international trade policy hosted by the Trade and Public Policy Network. 🌍📦📈
June 13, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Wonderful to be out of the office at the @blavatnikschool.bsky.social in Oxford for a day of discussion of international trade policy hosted by the Trade and Public Policy Network. 🌍📦📈
Celebrating 100 years of Canada House on Trafalgar Square in London. Parks Canada has recognised it as a National Historic Event. 🇨🇦🇬🇧
May 20, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Celebrating 100 years of Canada House on Trafalgar Square in London. Parks Canada has recognised it as a National Historic Event. 🇨🇦🇬🇧
Congratulations @wrexhamafc.co.uk for third straight promotion - wow!! Great memories of my visit to Wrexham and attending a match in January.
April 27, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Congratulations @wrexhamafc.co.uk for third straight promotion - wow!! Great memories of my visit to Wrexham and attending a match in January.
April 21, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Great day for a stroll along the King’s Road in Chelsea. ☀️
April 12, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Great day for a stroll along the King’s Road in Chelsea. ☀️
There is no ‘pause’.
April 10, 2025 at 8:20 PM
There is no ‘pause’.
It’s good to be home even for a short visit. 🇨🇦
March 26, 2025 at 10:49 PM
It’s good to be home even for a short visit. 🇨🇦
March 23, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Visited the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibit at the Natural History Museum today. Many great Canadian entries including this year’s winner. Congrats Shane Gross. Amazing!
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March 9, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Visited the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibit at the Natural History Museum today. Many great Canadian entries including this year’s winner. Congrats Shane Gross. Amazing!
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Yesterday HM King Charles III visited HMS Prince of Wales wearing his naval uniform. His Majesty was wearing his Canadian decorations ribbon bar. The red ribbon with the rosettes represents his 5 decades of service in honorary roles to the Canadian armed forces. And now as Canada’s Sovereign. 🇨🇦⚓️👑
March 5, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Yesterday HM King Charles III visited HMS Prince of Wales wearing his naval uniform. His Majesty was wearing his Canadian decorations ribbon bar. The red ribbon with the rosettes represents his 5 decades of service in honorary roles to the Canadian armed forces. And now as Canada’s Sovereign. 🇨🇦⚓️👑
Spent some time on the Thames foreshore today for some #mudlarking. 1600s pipe, pipe stem with maker’s mark, clothing pins and aiglets and a variety of pottery spanning several centuries. #Mudlark
February 1, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Spent some time on the Thames foreshore today for some #mudlarking. 1600s pipe, pipe stem with maker’s mark, clothing pins and aiglets and a variety of pottery spanning several centuries. #Mudlark
If people stopped leaving them parked across the pavement I would stop breaking their legs.
January 23, 2025 at 4:05 PM
If people stopped leaving them parked across the pavement I would stop breaking their legs.
When I am supreme overlord people who do this will be hung, drawn and quartered in front of their loved ones.
December 21, 2024 at 11:04 PM
When I am supreme overlord people who do this will be hung, drawn and quartered in front of their loved ones.
Enjoyed the Christmas Market at Hampton Court Palace on the weekend. 🏰🎄🎁
December 16, 2024 at 10:39 PM
Enjoyed the Christmas Market at Hampton Court Palace on the weekend. 🏰🎄🎁
Christmas gift idea: Sotheby’s is auctioning off a first edition of Machiavelli’s The Prince. Reasonable estimate of £100K.
December 8, 2024 at 11:44 PM
Christmas gift idea: Sotheby’s is auctioning off a first edition of Machiavelli’s The Prince. Reasonable estimate of £100K.
The 🇨🇦 - 🇬🇧 Chamber of Commerce held their annual Christmas Lunch today at the historic and beautiful Saddlers’ Hall in the City of London. The Saddlers are one of City livery companies with a history going back centuries. The dark green saddle in the photo was used by Queen Elizabeth - THE FIRST.
December 6, 2024 at 4:42 PM
The 🇨🇦 - 🇬🇧 Chamber of Commerce held their annual Christmas Lunch today at the historic and beautiful Saddlers’ Hall in the City of London. The Saddlers are one of City livery companies with a history going back centuries. The dark green saddle in the photo was used by Queen Elizabeth - THE FIRST.
Super match tonight and a great 3 points. Despite the 🌧️. Come on Fulham!! ⚽️
December 5, 2024 at 10:32 PM
Super match tonight and a great 3 points. Despite the 🌧️. Come on Fulham!! ⚽️
The Foreign Office hosted an event last evening to celebrate 🇬🇧 accession to the CPTPP - now an agreement of 12 Parties. At the Vancouver Ministerial last week it was agreed to begin accession process with Costa Rica. CPTPP continues to set the standard in the Indo-Pacific for rules based free trade.
December 5, 2024 at 11:15 AM
The Foreign Office hosted an event last evening to celebrate 🇬🇧 accession to the CPTPP - now an agreement of 12 Parties. At the Vancouver Ministerial last week it was agreed to begin accession process with Costa Rica. CPTPP continues to set the standard in the Indo-Pacific for rules based free trade.
Canada House hosted Secretary of State for Business & Trade Jonathan Reynolds today for a meeting with 🇨🇦’s pension funds and other large institutional investors in the 🇬🇧. Canadian pension funds are among the largest investors in UK infrastructure including rail, airports, ports and energy. 🛤️🛬⚡️🏗️
December 4, 2024 at 5:52 PM
Canada House hosted Secretary of State for Business & Trade Jonathan Reynolds today for a meeting with 🇨🇦’s pension funds and other large institutional investors in the 🇬🇧. Canadian pension funds are among the largest investors in UK infrastructure including rail, airports, ports and energy. 🛤️🛬⚡️🏗️
It’s Christmas tree day on Trafalgar Square. The large 🎄 on the square is an annual gift from 🇳🇴 to the City of London. The tree in the lobby of Canada House is a bit smaller (and fake). Although we all know 🇨🇦 grows the best trees, if anyone wants to gift us a tree my DMs are open.
December 3, 2024 at 5:58 PM
It’s Christmas tree day on Trafalgar Square. The large 🎄 on the square is an annual gift from 🇳🇴 to the City of London. The tree in the lobby of Canada House is a bit smaller (and fake). Although we all know 🇨🇦 grows the best trees, if anyone wants to gift us a tree my DMs are open.
A lovely tradition at St. Mary’s Basilica in Kraków. Every hour a bugler plays the Hejnal in each direction from the bell tower. The bugle call at noon has been broadcast on Polish radio since 1927! culture.pl/en/article/t....
December 2, 2024 at 6:12 PM
A lovely tradition at St. Mary’s Basilica in Kraków. Every hour a bugler plays the Hejnal in each direction from the bell tower. The bugle call at noon has been broadcast on Polish radio since 1927! culture.pl/en/article/t....
My sons and I visited Auschwitz-Birkenau. It was important to me that they see it in person and be able to tell others. Every visitor comes away as a new witness to the evil that was done there. Not everyone can visit but you can follow: @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social
December 1, 2024 at 10:55 PM
My sons and I visited Auschwitz-Birkenau. It was important to me that they see it in person and be able to tell others. Every visitor comes away as a new witness to the evil that was done there. Not everyone can visit but you can follow: @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social