Foreign Service Recruitment Frozen

The government has surprised the union representing Canada's diplomats with quiet staffing changes.

Published August 12, 2009

The federal government is suspending its annual foreign service officer recruitment this fall after un-announced changes to the process last year gave them a bigger-than-usual pool of qualified candidates. The moves have prompted surprise and criticism from the union representing Canada's career diplomats and from opposition critics.

While Foreign Affairs circumvented questions about the exact nature of the changes, Foreign Affairs...

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