What I Saw

What I Saw

bout de papier, Vol. 24, No. 2 (2009) — Spring 2009 // Printemps 2009, p. 7 Like countless others, watched Obama’sInauguration. did so, evenAs my mind remembered Tanzania,A presidential function there too, andA remark made to me by the CabinetSecretary about Canada’s just heldElections. “We followed CanadianDevelopments very closely,” he said.“And what results! The Government […]

Prose, not Poetry

Prose, not Poetry

Scholars and others may debate whether or not there was a “golden age of Canadian diplomacy” but there is little doubt that Canadian diplomats of the 1940s and 1950s were distinguished not only by the quality of their despatches and memoranda but…

Editorial // Éditorial

Editorial // Éditorial

We are all delighted that our two colleagues, Louis Guay and Robert Fowler, have been released by their kidnappers and have now returned home to Canada to be with their families, friends and colleagues. Their kidnapping last year, while on a UN…