Five Lacquer Boxes
bottom of a glass of rye. He showed me another design for our letterhead. It said:
The General Makes Himself a Major (Nuisance)
Readers of bout de papier will be familiar with the Official Visit which marred the celebratory mood of Canada’s centennial in 1967 and likely still haunts those who then worked in the Office of Protocol. In that year, a procession of international…
Vie de rêve
Many years ago in a galaxy far away (aka: my first posting, in Mexico) had what might have been described as the consular job from hell — there were two of us with over 230,000 Canadian tourists a year in the country,…
A “down under” Encounter…
Many years ago in a galaxy far away (aka: my first posting, in Mexico) had what might have been described as the consular job from hell — there were two of us with over 230,000 Canadian tourists a year in the country,…
The Dogs Are Eating Them Now, Our War in Afghanistan
Canada, 2013, 298 pp., $32.99 CDN.
Black Code: Inside the Battle for Cyberspace
The term “cyberspace” was coined by the Vancouver science-fiction writer William Gibson. In his 1984 novel Neuromancer, he defined it as “a consensual hallucination experienced daily by billions…” This prescient metaphor has become a household term in a world increasingly engaged in…
The Redemption of Oscar Wolf
James Bartleman is a member of the Chippewas of Rama First Nation. A much-admired public servant, now retired, he was aptly described by the Globe and Mail as one of Canada’s “most distinguished elders.”
L’Afrique noire est mal partie. Cinquante ans déjà.
En collaboration avec la Fondation René Dumont, les Éditions du Seuil viennent de lancer une réédition de L’Afrique noire est mal partie, 50 ans tout juste après sa première parution et 11 ans après la mort de son auteur.
Ahmed Rashid on Pakistan’s Next Chapter
On September 12th Ahmed Rashid spoke to a well-attended and open gathering at CIPS (the Centre for International Policy Studies) at the University of Ottawa (sponsored by CIPS and the Fragile States Research Network). His topic was characteristically sweeping: “Pakistan’s Next Chapter”.
L’ONU, le Canada et l’OACI
installée à Montréal depuis 1947, l’Organisation de l’aviation civile internationale (OACI) appartient à la famille des quinze organisations spécialisées de l’ONU, au même titre que l’UNESCO à Paris, la FAO à Rome, l’UNICEF à New York, et la Banque mondiale à Washington.
