Debasing the National Interest // Outrage à l’intérêt national
The Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers views with outrage the proposed appointment of Patrick MacAdam to London. The appointment continues what has become a hallmark of the Mulroney Government – the abuse of diplomatic assignments. It also marks a further instance…
Dépêche d’Adieu: Or Three and a Half Years Later, the Self Indulgent Farewell
As Walrus said to the Carpenter, the time has come to talk of many things. But for the ex-editor, with his bottom no longer in the chair, to pretend to have suddenly found fresh things to say would be suspect for having…
Wills: What to Consider
Once you have reached the conclusion that a Will is a necessity, there are several considerations in giving proper instructions to your lawyer.
And How is Your Financial Picture?
Financial Planning — a buzz word to many, of interest to most and a profession to a few.
Vignettes
Being snippets from the press…
Editor’s Notebook
Rotationality. It is the central feature of the foreign service. It is the pivotal element that differentiates the foreign service from its partner domestic service. It accounts for the bulk of our management dilemmas and is the source of our most visceral…
From the President of PAFSO
By the time this reaches print, many of us on the Executive Committee will have moved on. Some of us have been caught up in the inexorable posting cycle and will be reading this far from our bright new offices on Rideau…
Buying a Home
Prior to signing an Agreement of Purchase and Sale, most people calculate roughly what amount of cash they will have to come up with when the deal “closes.” In many instances, however, the calculation is inaccurate, leaving the purchaser scrambling for money…
Tom Burns
It is with great sadness that we mark the death, on May 8, of Tom Burns. His many friends in the public and private sectors join in expressing their condolences to his wife Mary and family.
Sydney G. Harris
Last summer, on leave at his cottage at Norway Bay, and contemplating his last year as Consul General for Canada at Cleveland, Syd made a comment which could stand as his epitaph: “There is so much to do for Canada in the…
