🇨🇦 CANADA HOUSE 🇨🇦

8/7/2025

🇨🇦 CANADA HOUSE 🇨🇦

I had the pleasure and honour of visiting CANADA HOUSE for the first time this July. But I visited not just once, but twice!!

CANADA HOUSE is Canada’s diplomatic mission to the UNITED KINGDOM. It is where our High Commissioner to the U.K. represents our country within the Commonwealth. We do not have an embassy and/ or “ambassador” to the U.K. because Canada is part of the Commonwealth and our Head Of State is His Majesty, King Charles III.

My first visit was with a large group of colleagues as part of a formal recognition of the 100th anniversary of Canada House and the 150th anniversary of the Supreme Court of Canada. Here is a look at one of my favourite spaces. It is noted that there is a room named for each of the 10 Provinces and 3 Territories.

A week later, my wife Kimberly and I were guests at Canada House for a special private tour. The building, layout and the incredible collection of Canadian art was breathtaking.

Kimberly King, High Commissioner Mr. Ralph Goodale

To celebrate these amazing visits, this wonderful building and what it stands for, I present 3 songs.

First is a new track from my fave Canadian artist. NO JOY (Jasamine White-Gluz) are from Quebec and are releasing a new LP entitled “Bugland” today! The second single from the LP is entitled “My Crud Princess”

SPOTIFY-

https://open.spotify.com/track/2Vg6MJJvwKbx3b4dpiPEKj?si=5790R9jaTmaMkNskn9YtfQ

(SONG 1174)

Next, a refreshing new tune from our American friends BIG THIEF 🇺🇸 from their upcoming new LP “Double Infinity” out September 5, 2025 on 4AD. The song references Thunder Bay and Ontario. Thanks to Group member Kristin for tipping me off about this song.

SPOTIFY-

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Qu0-NrqtXDA&list=OLAK5uy_kQvh5CqYBZsQ3isnn1tqNcWnOQyca7R0A&index=1&pp=8AUB

(SONG 1175)

And finally, a tune that is hopefully appropriate from our UK mates.

JASMINE MINKS are an original outfit from the golden era of CREATION RECORDS. They reformed a couple of years ago and released the incendiary LP “We Make Our Own History.”