The New Internationalism: Implications for Canada’s Foreign Policy and Foreign Service
The following was originally a speech given to a meeting of the Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers which was subsequently revised for publication in bout de papier.
From Vietnam, Looking Outward
From April 27 to May 12 a delegation of 12 Canadian academics visited Vietnam to examine conditions and prospects with a view to compiling a book on Vietnam in the 1990’s: Canadian Perspectives. They also had talks in Bangkok, Thailand before and…
Some Thoughts on Policy Planning in External Affairs
Although it is commonly agreed by diplomats and their academic watchdogs that every foreign office requires a strategic policy planning unit, there remains considerable disagreement in both circles on its mandate and position. Policy planning has multiple facets, the most important are…
Le carnet du rédacteur en chef
Le 20 janvier, M. Chrétien, sous-secrétaire d’État associé, a fait salle comble à l’amphithéâtre de l’immeuble Pearson, après avoir offert d’y rencontrer le personnel du Ministère. La rencontre tombait pile en cette période où les restrictions et les réductions de dépenses, jumelées…
Arctic Imperative, Is Canada Losing the North?
In August 1986, John Honderich, a lawyer and editorial page editor for the Toronto Star, took a leave of absence to bring together his two fascinations, the Arctic, and strategic affairs. At the time, a Special Joint Committee of the Senate and…
Free Trade — The Real Story
The book is a collection of interesting essays on issues relating to the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (FTA). David Bercuson, the Calgary historian, details how a number of our prime ministers supported some form of free trade with the United States to…
Vignettes
In December, 1965 John Holmes spoke to the Toronto Board of Trade about Diplomacy — Canadian Style. Some 23 years have not aged these comments.
John Wendell Holmes
John Wendell Holmes died August 13 in London, Ontario after a full and rewarding life devoted to international understanding. He never aspired to high office and was embarrassed by compliments. Yet during his 78 years he managed to combine three brilliant careers…
1945: Reflections from Canada House
One of Canada’s most distinguished commentators and scholars in the area of foreign policy and external affairs, John Holmes died on August 13, 1988. In this article, originally a lecture delivered at Carleton University, he explored some of the foreign policy conundrums…
The North and Canada’s International Relations
This working group of fourteen, many of whom are widely known in Canada for their past participation in policy-shaping in either foreign or northern aspects, set themselves the task of putting flesh on a Government pronouncement in December 1986, acknowledging the importance…
