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Spring/Summer Puzzle: Ill-Met by Moonlight
Elwood Squamish, Logiciam Extra-ordinary and Puzzler Plenipotentiary to Her Majesty in Left of Canada, knows that 1986 is the hundredth anniversary of the publication of one of his favourite fictional stories. Elwood does not have one of the country’s great memories, so…
Our Family Afield
bout de papier, Vol. 4, No. 2 (1986) — Spring/Summer 1986 // Printemps/Été 1986, p. 37 View the original scanned pages → Originally published in bout de papier, Vol. 4, No. 2 (1986) — Spring/Summer 1986 // Printemps/Été 1986, p. 37. Read the rest of this issue →
The Magnificent Migration
bout de papier, Vol. 4, No. 2 (1986) — Spring/Summer 1986 // Printemps/Été 1986, p. 37 I awoke at sunrise to that haunting inimitable sound –Faint it surely was but unmistakableThe “kraahk-waahk” of flying choristersHigh in the dawn’s first light above our nation’s capitalA splendid “V” of Canada Geese, northward bound.And this early morning rouse […]
At the Flicks with Pagan Haigh
Brief Encounter… Morgen In Alabama… Sugarbaby.
A Lean Mean Machine
In a talk that lifted some of the veils on management and its practices, Associate Undersecretary Derek Burney told a PAFSO breakfast seminar on April 17 that with the trauma of reorganization behind us, the time had come to “get on with…
Foreign Policy Review and the Foreign Service
A Joint Parliamentary Committee of Senators and Members of Parliament have spent the last year studying Canada’s foreign policy. They will report to Parliament by the end of May. PAFSO made a submission to the Committee and has met with its Chairman,…
Rapport du comité professionnel
Au cours du dernier trimestre, les lève-tôt ont eu droit à plusieurs déjeuners-causeries d’un grand intérêt. Le Coordonnateur du Sommet francophone, Ernest Hébert a présenté un exposé important et majeur sur la performance du Premier Ministre lors du Sommet; moins indiscret que…
How External Spends Its Money
We all know External Affairs is a big operation involving a lot of manpower and of money — over 4000 person years and over $800 million this fiscal year. Where does all the money go? Who gets the biggest slice of the…
Department Personnel Officials Meet PAFSO
Members of the PAFSO executive met with representatives of Personnel April 8 to discuss issues pertaining to the shape, size, and role of the service, career development, the health of the service and contract follow-up’s.
