A look at some of what was being considered for @Canada’s first tweet

OTTAWA – Ahead of the November 2014 launch of the official @Canada Twitter account, Foreign Affairs staff and the minister’s office kicked around ideas for the very first tweet. Here are some of the suggestions, according to documents obtained via the Access to Information Act:

— We are @Canada. We brew our own culture.

— We are @Canada: We are more than maple syrup. #CanadaProud

— This Twitter account is aboot everything Canadian.

— We sommes @Canada @AuCanada English et francais are nos langues officielles.

— We are @Canada. We love our hockey and really good at it too. #CanadaProud

— We are @Canada…sorry. #CanadaProud

— We are @Canada. We stand on guard for thee, we are #CanadaStrong

— We are @Canada…some of us live in igloos. SOME of us. #CanadaProud

— We are @Canada, we are still not really sure what a Canuck is?

— Welcome to @Canada. Tell us what makes #CanadaGreat

— We are @Canada, our diets consist of beaver tails, poutine and timbits.

And the eventual winner:

— @Canada’s now on Twitter, eh?