The Senate Brings Hope for GAC Reform
- Analysis
- May 13, 2022
The Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade has initiated a review of the Canadian foreign service, the first such focused examination since the Royal Commission on Conditions of Foreign Service, which reported in 1981.
While the …
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