The Foreign Service Community Association: la connaissez-vous?
Established in 1976, the Foreign Service Community Association (FSCA/ACSE) is a volunteer-based organization fostering a sense of community among members from the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) headquarters employees, other Canadian public servants working abroad, and their spouses.
Canadians Born Abroad
Recently foreign service children born abroad have been in the news because of proposed legislation which would deprive their children of Canadian citizenship, if the latter were also born abroad. It made me think of my own children, four of whom were…
China Takeaways
When signed up for a posting to China back in 1999, there was still a debate going on. One of my favourite writers on the subject, Joe Studwell, pointed out that there is a long line of merchants from the days of…
On Voltaire and Joint Ventures
That famous turn of phrase is attributed to Voltaire. Although it borders on the melodramatic, it captures the spirit of the Enlightenment and is something of a keystone for modern democracy. Perhaps editors in particular need to hold that thought, especially when…
