Ham-Fisted at High Altitude
Whenever, in retirement, I read in the newspapers that a Head of State or Head of Government is going to visit Ottawa, and when I reflect on all the arrangements that have to be made and all the flaps that can occur,…
The Visa Connection
Most Canadian consular officers are not normally involved in issuing visas. But at three of the posts at which I’ve served, my presence in the Canadian office brought an involvement in the special world of visa issuance, like it or not.
The Day That the Rains Came Down
As usual, Ottawa officials had all scheduled their visits to sunny climes to coincide with the lingering depths of the Canadian winter. We had had, in succession, an inspection team, a group of MP’s, the SSEA and now, at the tag end…
Incredible Credentials
by Alfred Pick
November 1, 1984
by David Edwards
The Canadian Style: The Guide to Writing and Editing
The Canadian Style: A Guide to Writing and Editing, published last year by the Department of the Secretary of State, is the English-language counterpart of French-language style manual published by that department in 1983 (the Guide du rédacteur de l’administration fédérale) and…
Coming “Home”
I realize that reading other people’s letters is a breach of privacy. However, letters left open on the dining room table are fair game for a peek, if only to ascertain to whom to return them.
La formation sur le tas
par Laurent Beaulieu
All in the Line of Duty
Here clow or account ofinalzing he worldly affairs of a countryman whose journey into retirement was foreshortened by untimely death. With respect for the deceased and those he left behind, details revealing identity are omitted. The story is being offered as instructive…
A Summer Day in Delhi
Two tales of interment, more adventures in Bolivia and two years’ salary goes down the toilet!
