English Through the Wringer
Sidney Freifield’s alert commentary on The Canadian Style: A Guide to Writing and Publishing prompts me to write about another side of the literary coin, by which I mean rewriting drafts for the Prime Minister and Secretary of State for External Affairs.
A Chat with the Ignatieffs
I was half an hour late. With reasonable instructions, but no map, I had decided I could find my way by foot to Palmerston Court. Toronto was not that big. Happily the pizza shop on Bathurst had a telephone and so I…
Public — and Not-So-Public — Affairs
Having served two rather strenuous tours of duty as External’s Spokesman and Head of the Press Office — once in the early Fifties and again in the early Sixties — I thought I knew a fair amount about how to deal with…
In Case You Missed It
The column devoted to gleanings from the press and parliament on items of interest to the foreign service that one would not find in the Press Scan.
Sunday Morning
Jean Drapeau’s recent appointment as Canada’s Ambassador to UNESCO has revived criticisms of numerous such appointments by the Mulroney government. Appointment of the controversial, seventy-year-old politician, talented as he undoubtedly is in the field of municipal affairs, was the last straw.
Tales From Away — Elephants on Parade
Some things are harder to explain than others. Like the time I got the four flat tires.
Do you like the new look?
Do you like the new look? For a variety of reasons, including cost and a recognition that we had to improve our visual presentation for both readers and advertisers, we took a hard look at the magazine, called in professionals and decided…
Ethnics and Foreign Policy
Canadians, who often boast that they comprise a cultural mosaic, can hardly complain when their ethnic diversity is reflected in their nation’s foreign policy. Indeed it is entirely appropriate that our minorities should lobby for their preferred policies and be accorded a…
Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor,
Editor’s Notebook
Sound the trumpet, beat the drum. Led by Jon Fried, the negotiations committee is ready for battle. The team, which includes François Laberge and Daryl Copeland (Framework), David Edwards and Cécile Latour (Leave), Rodney Briggs and Rob Brocklebank (Pay) and Jon Allen…
