bout de papier, Volume 8, Issue No. 4, 1991
How We Lead – Canada in a Century of Change
For many of us, there is not much to cheer about these days in Canadian foreign policy, but we can’t say it’s boring. Blogs, newspaper editorials and op-eds clang with the vigorously opposing views of those denigrating or praising the Harper world…
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…
Roman Lishchynski
All of us were shocked to hear of the tragic accident which took a colleague and friend from us. For my spouse Lena and I, the news was particularly sad. We had worked with Roman in Kyiv and became very good friends.…
Air India Remembered
As another June goes by, I can’t help but remember my friend Vinod
The Department Under Scrutiny
In the excerpts below, the corporate problems of External Affairs and International Trade are attributed to internal and external factors. But there are signs of hope.
Opening Night for the Canadian Foreign Service Officer Award
It proved to be the best summer party the Pearson Building has seen in years. On Thursday, June 14th, PAFSO hosted the inaugural ceremony for its new Canadian Foreign Service Officer Award. The turn-out was tremendous. PAFSO members from all streams and…
From the President’s Desk // Le mot du président
Members in Canada watching television on January 24 will almost certainly have tuned in to a late evenig CTV interview of Minister Clark by Doug Fisher. For those of you who missed it, it was an interesting session touching, variously, on Central…
The Glorious Tenth: Media Reaction
At 10:00 a.m. on July 10, PAFSO President John Lobsinger went to Room 130S of the Centre Block and gave the Association’s first press conference in protest over the proposed appointment (subsequently realized) of Mr. Pat MacAdam to our High Commission in…
Not the Revue de Presse
Being snippets from the press that you are unlikely to see in the revue de presse.
