The Americas: On the Brink

The Americas: On the Brink

The Canadians who best knew Latin America at the beginning of this century were a small band of dedicated missionaries and a handful of intrepid entrepreneurs. Otherwise, Canadians at large ignored the exotic and oh-so-foreign land of Carmen Miranda. There was a…

The Road to Santiago

The Road to Santiago

From an Address to the CIIA, Ottawa Branch March 16, 1998, by Peter M. Boehm, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Canada to the OAS