Mehul (Mike) Shah (1964–2001)
Friends and colleagues of Mehul (Mike) Shah will be saddened to learn of his sudden passing on Friday, June 22, 2001. Mike joined the Political/Economic stream of the Department in 1993. He served with distinction in the Oceans, Environmental and Economic Law…
Harry Carter 1918-2001
The following is from the eulogy by Blair Seaborn at the service for Harry Carter on January 13, 2001.
Nancy Stiles 1950-2001
Nancy Stiles was buried in Ottawa on Wednesday, January 24th before her friends, family and colleagues. She had lived only fifty years but all of us had memories of her to last us much longer.
Editorial // Éditorial
The reign of 20th century millennial hype is finally officially over and we are in the blissful period between the beginning of the new century and the start of the next round of early reservations at revolving restaurants for the next centennial…
Thomas Paul Malone 1915–2000
Thomas Paul Malone, my father, passed away in July 2000, aged 85, after a brief illness, having celebrated his sixtieth wedding anniversary only weeks earlier. He served with the Canadian Foreign Service (initially under the umbrella of the war information service in…
James Stone 1921–2000
James Howard Stone passed away on April 5, 2000, in his 79th year. The toll of recovery from removal of his bladder after a lengthy illness was too much for him.
Foreign Affairs and Mental Health
Editor’s Note: This article on mental health and working conditions in the Canadian public service was the first of a series being prepared by the author. A second paper was presented in Paris in June 2000 that dealt more specifically with the…
À la prochaine…
It has been my privilege to serve as Editor of bout de papier for the past year. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Debra Hulley, the managing editor, who has made my task seem effortless. I have said it…
PS Survey Data Show Significant Dissatisfaction
Many public service employees were left shaking their heads on November 10, 1999 when they saw the headline on the results of the public service employee survey: “Public servants love their jobs.” The comments of Peter Harder, Secretary of the Treasury Board,…
Editor’s Notebook // Carnet du rédacteur
Au moment d’envoyer ce premier numéro de l’an 2000 de bout de papier sous presse, nous lançons un appel aux lecteurs et aux collaborateurs éventuels du magazine : il nous faut des articles originaux en français! Nous voulons que le contenu de…
