Good Faith, Fair Play and Hard Work
In 35 years with Canada’s Foreign Service I could count real ideologues amongst us on one hand, (and I might be exaggerating), but I would estimate the number of patriots at roughly 99.9 per cent. If I were to summarize our ethos…
Bill Barton in Profile
On December 10, 2012 Bill Barton, frail but full of spirit, celebrated with family and friends. It was his 95th birthday.
When to Slam the Lid
While funerals are for the dead, in truth they are for the living, locking in shared memories of loved ones and those we admired to ensure their continued relevance. In that spirit this issue is dedicated to John Sheardown, a collective eulogy.
Un regard canadien sur le monde // The World Through Canadian Eyes
CONCOURS DE PHOTO DE L’APASE 2012 / 2012 PAFSO PHOTO CONTEST Un regard canadien sur le monde /
Thirty Years On: Reflections on DFAIT and the Diplomatic Prospect
Editor’s Note: As an independent voice of the Foreign Service, bout has a special responsibility to cover issues that concern the Foreign Service professionally, including those raised in Daryl Copeland’s thought provoking “30 years”. Daryl invites a response in his piece. Although…
On Voltaire and Joint Ventures
That famous turn of phrase is attributed to Voltaire. Although it borders on the melodramatic, it captures the spirit of the Enlightenment and is something of a keystone for modern democracy. Perhaps editors in particular need to hold that thought, especially when…
Les Prix de l’APASE 2012 – Reconnaissance de l’excellence // 2012 PAFSO Awards – Celebrating Excellence
On Thursday, June 7th, 260 colleagues and guests gathered to celebrate excellence in the Canadian Foreign Service at the 2012 PAFSO Dinner and Awards. Pipe Major of the Sons of Scotland, Bethany Bisaillion, piped in guests for another outstanding evening in the…
The 40th Reunion of the Foreign Service Class of ’72
How do you organize a Foreign Service reunion? A year beforehand, talk up the notion when you run into former colleagues. Hope that someone takes your idea and runs with it. When that doesn’t happen (surprise), start putting together a list of…
The President’s Message // Mot du Président
+ a aa que, contrairement a la plupart des autres groupes professionnels de la fonction publique fédérale, les employés du groupe FS n’auront pas à subir de réduction forcée de leur nombre; autrement dit, aucun des 1 400 membres du groupe ne…
Votre Excellence!
As the Olympics demonstrated marvellously, striving to do our level best should be the goal in whatever we undertake. That may sound hopelessly Pollyanna, but is it any less true? So in this issue we focus on excellence: individually here and now,…
