An Ontarian married to a Westerner, mother to 3 Tiny Humans, master to one spoiled pup, an urban dweller, fair weather cyclist and lover of family vacations.
Joined May 2011
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Apr 24
In the midst of so much bad news, it is great to see some good news. Don was one of my favourites during my time in media relations and it is nice to see his trademark humour is still intact.
Apr 24
For a few months, his fight against cancer was a search in vain - but a glimmer of hope appeared when the Ottawa Cancer Centre enrolled him as the last patient in the first phase of an enhanced immunotherapy trial. He began treatment, and a miracle happened.
@DonMartinCTV joined @VassyKapelos on Power Play to share his story.
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Emily Goucher-Banzet retweeted
4 Apr 2025
From @agalbraith: Poilievre right to draw attention to family planning issues torontosun.com/news/national…
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Emily Goucher-Banzet retweeted
1 Dec 2023
The best types of tea:
-The tea brought to you in bed on a Sunday morning
-The tea that comforts you after bad news, gives you the energy to carry on
-The leaning on the worktop after cleaning the kitchen tea (usually held in two hands)
-The “struggle to take a glove off as someone hands it to you” gardening break tea
-The tea you almost forget to drink when you’re in a rush but you remember it just in time
-The hotel room tea
-The tea with a cooked breakfast
-The recovering in hospital tea
-The tea on the freezing sidelines of a Sunday League football match
-The back at the desk after a long meeting tea
-The first tea of the day
-The first tea of the new year
-The tea you take to bed
-The tea while slapping a new coat of paint on the walls
-The tea in the shed
-The tea while staring out the window on a rainy Saturday afternoon
-The tea you celebrate with (and calm down with) when you’ve just received very good news
-The tea you didn’t expect to be offered
-The tea in a museum cafe
-The free tea
-The tea after an argument
-The tea that gives you an excuse to open the good biscuits
-The tea with a view
-The tea with buttered toast
-The “afternoon tea” with lots of little sandwiches and cakes
-The tea in a tent while camping
-The tea from a flask on an Autumn hike
-The tea while reading a book in an armchair on a rare day off with not a care in the world
-The tea after a hard day at work
-The tea after getting in from a run / bike ride
-The first tea back in your home after a holiday
-The picnic tea
-The ‘break up a long car journey’ tea
-The tea you make for someone and they say it’s a really lovely cup of tea, one of the best teas they’ve ever had
-The tea made by your Mum/Dad
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Emily Goucher-Banzet retweeted
1 Dec 2023
#COP28 is on! UNEP FI Head @EricPusher reports from the ground with insights from the first two days of the biggest annual #climate conference. Updates include historic announcements on #loss and damage financing and more.
Join UNEP FI and members at COP: ow.ly/3yyB50QevoJ
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9 Jul 2023
RT @MichelleRempel: Pro tips for every politician who finds themselves on a pancake grill for a photo op during the Stampede (and notes to…
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Emily Goucher-Banzet retweeted
16 Jun 2023
Yesterday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged all financial institutions to present public, credible and detailed plans to transition their funding from fossil fuels to clean energy and encouraged those already doing so to keep going. Read more: press.un.org/en/2023/sgsm218…
15 Jun 2023
#ClimateAction is being undermined.
There is a lack of ambition.
A lack of trust.
A lack of support.
A lack of cooperation.
And an abundance of problems around clarity and credibility.
It’s time to wake up and step up.
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Emily Goucher-Banzet retweeted
28 May 2023
UNEP FI is hiring a banking #communications lead to develop and implement communications strategies and compelling campaigns for the Principles for #ResponsibleBanking. Apply by 31 May to help us advance and mainstream sustainable finance across the world! ow.ly/JwHc50OtwNO
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17 Jan 2023
LIVE FROM DAVOS: Congratulations to the members of the UN-convened #NetZeroInsurance Alliance on the launch of the Alliance’s 1st Target-Setting Protocol ow.ly/sn1K50MszyV
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Emily Goucher-Banzet retweeted
8 Jan 2023
‘Worry does not empty tomorrow of sorrow; but it empties today of strength.’ – Corrie Ten Boom
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26 Aug 2022
Happy International Dog Day! Especially to our Diplo-dog who is always ready to explore 🇱🇨🇨🇦🇨🇭🇫🇷🇩🇪
Emily Goucher-Banzet retweeted
5 Jul 2022
There is a clear opportunity for the #insurance industry to play a leading role in preventing pollution and supporting the transition to a #SustainableEconomy. Find out more in this new global study from UNEP FI’s @PSI_Initiative and DB Insurance. bit.ly/3R7rpij
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Members of the Net Zero Insurance Alliance were joined by leaders from @ABBgroupnews, @Syngenta and @Holcim to discuss the role insurance can play in helping the real economy accelerate its net zero ambitions. Find out what they said:👉ow.ly/T8TV50JFuf1
@UNEP_FI 🌍#NetZero
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7 Apr 2022
Such an important discussion on women’s health, marriage and the unfair expectations we place on ourselves as mothers.
6 Apr 2022
This is a story about how a fit, healthy young woman has a stroke at 34 years old, but it's also about a lot more than a stroke. This is about what happens when the person who carries everything can’t stand up.
This is my story.♥️ podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcas…
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11 Mar 2022
A truly miracle worker, I will miss his smile and sense of pride as he handed me back yet another pair of shoes he had brought back to life.
11 Mar 2022
What a loss. Sokun Kong is closing his Capital Shoe Clinic on Queen at Bank St in Ottawa. Loved the workroom pics of his ballroom dancing kids. We laughed about his youthful appearance at age 70. But the pandemic, topped off by the truck protest, was too much. @OttawaMorning
Emily Goucher-Banzet retweeted
3 Mar 2022
"I have already told some of my friends: When I see you in heaven, there’s only one thing I’m going to ask—Were you good to my son and my wife? Were you there for them? Does my son know you?"
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