The Affair of the Fair Trade Gazebo
It started simple. Mrs. Antananarivo was worried her husband was cheating. I had a hard time imagining it. She had the kind of looks that set off fire alarms. Two counties away. But her money was good.
At Britain’s Side: For the Defence of Canada and Freedom
As we approach the 75th anniversary of the start of the Second World War, bout de papier reproduces extracts from the diary of the Canadian Prime Minister, William Lyon Mackenzie King. Fifteen years ago, we published King’s account of the Cabinet meeting…
Bickford on the Brazilian Need for Speed
A properly organized motorcade provides an essential first impression for a visiting dignitary. If smoothly executed, it literally gets a visit off to a good start. Thus, we place considerable effort on getting it right. In Brazil in the early 1980s we…
Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan
RETURN OF A KING: THE BATTLE 1 FOR AFGHANISTAN by William « Dalrymple, 2013, Bloomsbury Publishing, London, 568 pp., $22.00.
So Much for Democracy
In Kari Jones’ latest book for young adults she draws on the experience of a foreign service posting in Ghana with her family at the end of the 1970s, a period which coincided with the first coup by J.J. Rawlings. This should…
Escaping Iran – A True Account of the Best Bad Idea
Just when you thought there couldn’t possibly be another book or film about the Canadian Caper, along comes another one. This book has a unique angle, though. It’s a personal account by Mark Lijek who, along with his wife Cora and four…
Annemarie Desloges
Note de la rédaction : Le 21 septembre a marqué l’anniversaire du décès de notre collègue de l’immigration, Annemarie Desloges, victime d’une attaque terroriste à Nairobi. Agée d’a peine 29 ans, professionnelle d’avenir et personne très appréciée, elle est la deuxième diplomate…
Randolph Gherson
Randolph Gherson was born in Cairo and educated at the London School of Economics. In 1958 he came to Ottawa with Joan, his Winnipeg born wife, following his work as an economist at the International Wheat Council. A spell with the IWC…
Kathryn McCallion
“The doctor told me”, Kathryn said, “that 60 per cent of the women who get my kind of cancer come through fine; the other 40 per cent succumb — the dice rolled me into the latter crowd.” In early June we lost…
Les Prix de l’APASE 2014 – 25e anniversaire // 2014 PAFSO Awards – 25th anniversary
event photography by Gordon King
