The CIIA: A Canadian Institution
The history of the Canadian Institute of International Affairs is in many ways a reflection of the evolution of Canadian foreign policy. It is also the story of some remarkable Canadians who left their mark on that policy.
Letters // Correspondance
I would like to offer two postscripts to the piece on Victor Odlum’s evacuation planning (Vol. 6 No. 4). While it is true that the famous evacuation plan never had to be carried out, Odlum did organize a safari of Embassy locally-engaged…
Vignettes
In December, 1965 John Holmes spoke to the Toronto Board of Trade about Diplomacy — Canadian Style. Some 23 years have not aged these comments.
John Wendell Holmes
John Wendell Holmes died August 13 in London, Ontario after a full and rewarding life devoted to international understanding. He never aspired to high office and was embarrassed by compliments. Yet during his 78 years he managed to combine three brilliant careers…
1945: Reflections from Canada House
One of Canada’s most distinguished commentators and scholars in the area of foreign policy and external affairs, John Holmes died on August 13, 1988. In this article, originally a lecture delivered at Carleton University, he explored some of the foreign policy conundrums…
Letters // Correspondance
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Editor’s Notebook
This issue of bout de papier is dedicated to the memory of the life and work of John W. Holmes who died August 13, 1988. Although he spent more of his working life as a scholar and a teacher, John Holmes made…
We Interviewed John Holmes
Behind the ruddy-elfin features, owlish eyebrows and sliding glasses are a pair of penetrating eyes that give a measure of their owner. Gentleman, scholar and diplomat, John Holmes embodies the talents and traits of all three professions.
