Who Killed Lloyd Thursday?
he fat man smiled. “Do you have any idea, Mr. Dikk, of the fabulous wealth possessed by the Ancient and Loyal Order of Off-key Flugelers?” Another armchair collapsed under his bulk. He snapped his fingers. His stooge, one Nathan Des Moines, pulled…
Whither Forecast: A Canadian Predicts the Balance of Power in the Cold War
_n earlier issues of bout de papier, we reprinted two papers from the early 1950s which were parts of a comprehensive “Re-Examination of Canadian Foreign Policy” that was guided by the Deputy Under-secretary of State for External Affairs, Escott Reid, at the…
Hunting Hemingway
For years rumors have circulated that the early history of the Canadian official residence in Havana was scandalous. A lover, an outraged husband, the third floor studio and flagrante delicto all figured in the house’s pre-Canadian history. Certainly visitors often remarked that…
Cocaine Train — Tracing my Bloodline Through Colombia
Anyone in the Canadian Foreign Service who has worked for any length of time in the Latin America Bureau or at one of our missions in the Americas region will tell you how frustrating it is when people who should know better…
David Bryce Wilson
David Wilson and I joined the Department of External Affairs in1947. We first met that summer in the then Political III Division (later American and Far Eastern). Thus began a friendship that lasted for more than 50 years and came to an…
Light Stories
66 our lights were on. I thought you were going to pull something on us,” said the man with a hard stare and, without a hint of apology or nervousness, moved the safety of the .45 gun back to its locked status.…
No Exit Plan
This is we wil trace romes a tale of mission creep.
Canadian Diplomat in Kabul
A responsible for Afghan matters, this task has required a far Ithough our High Commission in Islamabad has long been greater commitment since September 11. In September, the High Commission had only one Political Officer — Counsellor Glyn Berry. High Commissioner Konrad…
Lieutenant General Roméo Dallaire: Witness and Advocate for War-Affected Children
L ast December, retired Lieutenant General Roméo
The e3 Story
By the dav its As Pacit a site as elsewhere in the Department, had become desperate, perhaps untenable. Over-tasking, under-resourcing, e-mail insanity, deteriorating terms and conditions of employment and ever growing demands of all varieties and from all quarters had led to…
