Who Killed the Duke of URL?
From the Keyboard of THE DUKE OF URL: “The Past Just Ain’t What It Used To Be!!”
Imperial Twilight?
In past numbers of bout de papier, we have printed extracts from papers in the major project spearheaded by Escott Reid, a “Re-Examination of Canadian Foreign Policy (1951-52).” The intent of the series was to provide reference works as overall guidance for…
The Hungry Diplomat: Donair
DONAIR It seems that only those who have spent some serious time in the Maritimes will drool at the mention of donair. That’s too bad, because a good donair will seriously upgrade your life for about 20 minutes or so. And it’s…
O.D. Skelton
Those who glance at the historic plaque dedicated to Oscar Douglas Skelton in the Skelton Lobby of the Pearson Building may ask themselves what else there was in the life of this long-departed figure of External Affairs lore. After many years of…
Pacific
Simon Winchester takes us on a voyage through cross-currents of regional geopolitics, environment, technology, and culture.
GRIT
He was a minister unlike any other. His hopes and fears, anxieties and disappointments, were ever on the surface. Neither French – or Québécois – enough for the pundits in Montreal nor English enough for the Anglo-Canadian establishment. A progressive liberal and…
1957 : Les femmes font leur entrée au service extérieur de l’Immigration du Canada
Dans l’évolution des politiques d’immigration canadiennes, les actions de femmes fonctionnaires sont d’un intérêt évident, mais elles ne sont pas facilement repérables dans les archives gouvernementales. Lorsque j’ai contacté la Société historique de l’immigration canadienne (SHIC) pour obtenir un document particulier, Gerry…
The Search for the Seamless Career
One trip around the sun: Soon after deciding to take the leap back into the private sector following nearly a decade in the foreign service, I received a note from bout de papier’s editor, inquiring if I’d be interested in writing about…
TAKE HEART!
It was one of those nightmares, “it could never happen to me” scenarios. It was April 2012 and my husband Dave and I had just returned to our posting location, Taipei, after a week-long holiday, and were about to tuck in for…
Escale à Katmandou
par Laura Atar 23 février, 13h30 : L’avion qui m’amène à la rencontre des pays donateurs du Fonds asiatique de développement (FAD), le Fonds spécial de la Banque asiatique de développement (BAD) pour les pays membres les moins fortunés dont le Canada…
