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BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN
March 13, 2019

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‘Insufficient for the scale of need’: foreign service reform gets initial ‘down payment,’ but follow-up needed, say Parliamentarians

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Ever-changing geopolitical world increasingly pressing Canada’s consular efforts into action: former diplomats

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Political will and departmental culture change needed to reform foreign service, says Senate committee chair

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Senators raise concern for local staff at Canadian embassies amid Israel-Hamas war

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‘Tough working environment’ for Canadian foreign service members leading evacuations, consular support in Middle East

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‘Insufficient for the scale of need’: foreign service reform gets initial ‘down payment,’ but follow-up needed, say Parliamentarians

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'We needed the Liberals to come forward with some leadership, and I don’t see that in this budget,' says NDP foreign affairs critic Heather McPherson.

‘Insufficient for the scale of need’: foreign service reform gets initial ‘down payment,’ but follow-up needed, say Parliamentarians

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'We needed the Liberals to come forward with some leadership, and I don’t see that in this budget,' says NDP foreign affairs critic Heather McPherson.

Ever-changing geopolitical world increasingly pressing Canada’s consular efforts into action: former diplomats

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'We’re seeing longer, more destructive, more localized conflicts in the world. When that happens there’s always a Canadian in the mix,' says former senior diplomat Patricia Fortier.

Ever-changing geopolitical world increasingly pressing Canada’s consular efforts into action: former diplomats

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'We’re seeing longer, more destructive, more localized conflicts in the world. When that happens there’s always a Canadian in the mix,' says former senior diplomat Patricia Fortier.

Political will and departmental culture change needed to reform foreign service, says Senate committee chair

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The current fiscal constraints underpinning the federal government clash with a new report calling for a reinvestment in Canada's foreign service.

Political will and departmental culture change needed to reform foreign service, says Senate committee chair

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The current fiscal constraints underpinning the federal government clash with a new report calling for a reinvestment in Canada's foreign service.

Senators raise concern for local staff at Canadian embassies amid Israel-Hamas war

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'The security posture of the mission is something we watch very carefully,' says senior Global Affairs official Julie Sunday.

Senators raise concern for local staff at Canadian embassies amid Israel-Hamas war

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

'The security posture of the mission is something we watch very carefully,' says senior Global Affairs official Julie Sunday.

‘Tough working environment’ for Canadian foreign service members leading evacuations, consular support in Middle East

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

ISG Senator Peter Boehm, who led the 2006 evacuation of Lebanon, said it was a ‘wake-up call’ for working with allies. He said today's evacuation of Canadians from Gaza will be the next critical step for the government.

‘Tough working environment’ for Canadian foreign service members leading evacuations, consular support in Middle East

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ISG Senator Peter Boehm, who led the 2006 evacuation of Lebanon, said it was a ‘wake-up call’ for working with allies. He said today's evacuation of Canadians from Gaza will be the next critical step for the government.