Mastering the Public Platform
William Henry Harrison, the 9th president of the United States got up on his inaugural day, gave the longest such speech to date, caught a cold and died. He’s the only person I know of to have actually died from speaking in…
NATO: Reviewed, Revised and Renewed
What I have to say about the review of Canada’s participation in NATO, following the election of the first Trudeau government in 1968, will be my personal recollections. They will be of a general character as befits a Minister. In the nature…
A Matter of Principle
There has always been a fuzzy line when it comes to the limits of consular assistance to be provided to Canadians abroad. There is the constant judgement call which must be made between following our consular mandate by providing legitimate assistance to…
The Inimitable Esther Heilbuth
She was already a legend when I arrived in Copenhagen — Esther Heilbuth, translator extraordinary and superb Canadian representative. She had joined our service immediately after the Second World War, when the Canadian Embassy consisted of an office in the basement of…
Asian Postcards: A Personal Photo Journal
Indeed, the multiplicity of subjects one can photograph is never-ending and I have found that photographing in Asia is the most intense and rewarding of experiences precisely because of its diversity. Waiting around every corner is a scene that longs to be…
The Defence White Paper
Publication of the White Paper on Defence on June 5, 1987 signalled a welcome end to a period of neglect and decay in our Armed Forces spanning more than two decades. Although in the last ten years there have been occasional procurements…
An M.P. in Manhattan
Working abroad in the Foreign Service may provide one unexpected compensation — a more intimate and rewarding view of Members of Parliament than you are likely to obtain back in Ottawa.
Tales from Away — The Old Story Teller
by Laurel Pardy
Mr. Mackenzie King and the Onset of War, 1937-1941
by James A. Gibson
The Value of International Students to Canada
Can there be any doubt that hosting international students is beneficial to Canada? Yes, there can. Certainly the general public perception of international students is one of a “burden”, taking the place of Canadian students at the expense of Canadian taxpayers. In…
