10 Reasons We Voted No / 10 raisons derrière le reject des offres
FS Denied Equal Pay for Work of Equal
At the Crossroads / À la croisée des chemins
bout de papier readers may well have seen recent media coverage of the Foreign Service contract impasse and wondered what it is really all about.
PS Survey Data Show Significant Dissatisfaction
Many public service employees were left shaking their heads on November 10, 1999 when they saw the headline on the results of the public service employee survey: “Public servants love their jobs.” The comments of Peter Harder, Secretary of the Treasury Board,…
Keeping the Best and the Brightest?
When asked by the Foreign Service Journal recently whether he would recommend a Foreign Service career to young people today, former American Ambassador George Kennan replied “No,” except as “a prolongation of your education.” Kennan cited, among other factors, the slow pace…
Editor’s Notebook // Carnet du rédacteur
Au moment d’envoyer ce premier numéro de l’an 2000 de bout de papier sous presse, nous lançons un appel aux lecteurs et aux collaborateurs éventuels du magazine : il nous faut des articles originaux en français! Nous voulons que le contenu de…
Editor’s Notebook // Carnet du rédacteur
I have returned to bout de papier as Editor after several years’ absence just in time to write the last editorial of the century for the magazine. Few editors are given such a rare privilege! The occasion did cause me to reflect…
Editor’s Notebook // Carnet du rédacteur
As Editor of bout one sometimes feels a bit like the kid in the candy store — you want to savour the moment, with so much good to choose from and every choice bound to make you happy. In the bout business,…
Leo P. Martin, PAFSO Executive Director 1975-83
Leo Martin died peacefully Thursday, December 3, 1998 at age 79. Leo devoted his working life in service of Canada, from his tour of duty with the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps (R.C.A.S.C.), during WWII, through to his retirement from the federal…
Visibilité nulle
Six personnes ayant joint le ministère des Affaires étrangères et du Commerce international comme agents du service extérieur en 1997, dont moi-même, se sont réunies récemment pour échanger sur notre perspective et tenter d’esquisser nos préoccupations. Dans les lignes qui suivent, nous…
Editor’s Notebook // Carnet du rédacteur
This issue of bout was being prepared as Canada took its place as president of the UN Security Council early on in our two-year term on the Council. As our political leadership and the Canadian public enjoy the prestige and heightened international…
