Back to the Future?
n light of recently announced changes in the Department of Foreign Affairs and International
Arthur Blanchette 1921–2003
My wite, Ardath, and I met Arthur and Marcelle Blanchette when we were posted to South Africa immediately after our marriage. Arthur was Acting High Commissioner, and he taught me how to be a Third Secretary — not a skill I had…
While Canada Slept: How We Lost Our Place in the World
In this issue bout de papier presents two viewpoints on Andrew Cohen’s discussion of the Foreign Service
Whither Forecast: A Canadian Predicts the Balance of Power in the Cold War
_n earlier issues of bout de papier, we reprinted two papers from the early 1950s which were parts of a comprehensive “Re-Examination of Canadian Foreign Policy” that was guided by the Deputy Under-secretary of State for External Affairs, Escott Reid, at the…
Why Not An Ideal Canadian Foreign Policy?
In an earlier issue of bout de papier (Vol. 18, No. 2), we reprinted one of a series of papers from a “Re-Examination of Canadian Foreign Policy” that was initiated at the request of the minister, Lester B. Pearson, and under the…
Dacre Cole 1922–2002
Dacre Cole served in the Canadian Navy during the Second World War. He joined as an Ordinary Seaman in 1941 and by the time he retired in 1946 he had achieved the rank of Lieutenant-Commander. He spent most of the war on…
Albert Edgar Ritchie 1916–2002
The following tributes were given by Gordon Robertson and Jake Warren at the funeral service for Ed Ritchie.
Professor Plumptre’s Quiz: Economic Questions — and Answers?
Before, during and after the Second World War, economic issues were increasingly prominent on the international agenda as well as in the reckoning of Canada’s interests in world affairs. Though there were some members of the foreign service with a sound grasp…
Charles Ritchie — Diplomat, Diarist and Friend
The editorial board and readers of bout de papier are delighted that McClelland and Stewart Ltd., The Canadian Publishers, have reprinted the published diaries of our late colleague, Charles Ritchie, as well as his reminiscences (My Grandfather’s House) in an attractive new…
Middle Power and Super Power at Mid-Century
In a recent issue of bout de papier, we reprinted correspondence from Lester B. Pearson about the response to a speech that he delivered in April 1951. In that talk, Pearson had predicted that “the days of relatively easy and automatic relations…
