Good Bye to All of That
by Bill Dymond
Meet Paul Martin Sr.
Editor’s Note: John Hadwen is a retired foreign service officer and a member of the editorial board of bout de papier. The circumstances of his first appointment as head of post — as High Commissioner to Malaysia and Singapore as well as…
Holding the Line in Texas
In April of 1999, Canadian Consul John Morrow spent a week walking, flying boating, and driving the border between Texas and Mexico with agents of the US Border Patrol. By night, by day, and even by infrared light, he witnessed first hand…
Hanoi Sojourn: An Opera House Reborn
She would not be the first one to admit it, but, perhaps what drew Louise Buhler to the Hanoi Opera House was the unique space it created, which was at once both architecturally charming, yet ghostly and timeless. Like the opera house…
Universal Classification Standard (UCS)
What, I hear you asking, is the UCS?
Human Security
bout de papier, Vol. 17, No. 4 (2000-2001) — Winter 2000/2001 // Hiver 2000/2001, p. 8 People only want to livein peace:The farmer, just to till hisfield unmined;The tenant, quiet enjoymentof his lease;The worker, to be paid incash or kind.Not to wake to pounding atthe doorBy ski-masked ethniccleansers, gun in hand,Forcing you to pack andvacate, […]
Témoignage
A u mois de décembre 1993 survenait la mort du président de la Côte d’Ivoire, Félix Houphouet-Boigny. Elle a passé inaperçue dans les journaux canadiens, mais mes amies ivoiriennes pleuraient à chaudes larmes lorsqu’elles ont appris la nouvelle. Le philosophe malien Hamadou…
Letter to the Editor
Having read the rather jingoistic article by Satya Das (The Kinder Gentler Nation, bout de papier Vol. 17,No.2) in which he presented his views on how Canada might be “branded” and “marketed” worldwide, I must offer one or two points of clarification.
Editorial // Éditorial
The reign of 20th century millennial hype is finally officially over and we are in the blissful period between the beginning of the new century and the start of the next round of early reservations at revolving restaurants for the next centennial…
