The Inimitable Esther Heilbuth
She was already a legend when I arrived in Copenhagen — Esther Heilbuth, translator extraordinary and superb Canadian representative. She had joined our service immediately after the Second World War, when the Canadian Embassy consisted of an office in the basement of…
Tales from Away — The Old Story Teller
by Laurel Pardy
Mesa: To “Genarians”
bout de papier, Vol. 5, No. 4 (1988) — Winter 1988 // Hiver 1988, p. 43 I bethought me on account of all of us:Three score and some may be late middle age,But “over the hill” it definitely is not!Even the hill that is legally prescribed,At an arbitrary age of three score and five,Is only […]
Au moment de partir en poste
Dans la multitude des préoccupations présentes au moment de vos préparatifs, apporter des oeuvres à l’étranger devient une question délicate.
Mortgage Brokers and You
As a real estate lawyer, I am frequently asked questions by my clients about Mortgage Brokers.
Defined Benefit or Defined Contribution? Is Your Pension Plan Adequate?
Registered Retirement Savings Plans today account for millions upon millions of dollars of savings which represent the future hopes and dreams of many of our nation’s future pensioners. The question is, will the allowable contributions which a Canadian may make to a…
Vignettes
…extracts of three articles on a common theme: women in the foreign service.
Good and Faithful Servants
Quand j’arrivai à Ottawa en 1953, un de mes bons amis, Jean Gabriel Maranda, faisait ses débuts au ministère. À cette époque, les novices étaient deux par bureau. Maranda était un Montréalais passé par Paris; c’était la fantaisie faite homme, plus latin…
From the President’s Desk // Le mot du président
A hidden bonus of becoming President of PAFSO is that the Editor kindly provides an opportunity to express one’s opinions publicly, with at least a fighting chance that someone amongst the readers may actually read them. What follow are thoughts on several…
Pressure points in the Canadian foreign service
A letter arrived a few days before this number of bout was sent to the print shop. Intended as a contribution to our “letters to the editor” section, it was a passionate denunciation of Departmental management and its treatment of the social…
