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Escaping Inertia
In this critical historic moment, global challenges call for innovative solutions that Canada can and should provide, but our outdated bureaucracy and directionless foreign policy hamper the pursuit of our international interests.
A Foreign Service for the 21st Century
FIRST OF ALL, my deepest appreciation and warm thanks for the many kind and encouraging words sent my way after the publication of the last issue of bout de papier. They gave me a sense of what readers would like to see…
Diplomates en péril ?
« LE CANADA EST DE RETOUR » annonçait fièrement premier ministre Justin Trudeau alors qu’il venait d’être élu une première fois en 2015. Depuis, il est clair que ce n’était qu’un slogan. Notre échec en 2020 pour obtenir un siège au Conseil…
Mike’s World
IN A RECENT GLOBE AND MAIL COLUMN, John Ibbitson complained that, with the switch of Champagne for Garneau, Canada has had 14 foreign ministers in just over 20 years. 14! And many of them non-memorable. We grump about Canada’s loss of credibility…
Planet Canada
ANYONE WHO HAS SERVED ABROAD knows about the Canadian expatriate community. Canadians are everywhere in the world, from the halls of academe in Europe to California’s Silicon Valley, to the displaced persons camps in the Congo to the remote mining operations of…
The Post-COVID Environment
THE WORST OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC is now hopefully behind us, at least for those of us who reside in Canada. The Canadian foreign service has risen to the challenge during these trying times, demonstrating the importance of a vital, dynamic, adaptable…
