Tories Closing Embassies in Bosnia, Cambodia

Published April 22, 2009

The government has quietly decided to shutter Canada's embassies in Cambodia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, signalling an end to almost 20 years of intense engagement in both countries that included major contributions in peacekeeping and development.

While the government has cited financial reasons, the move has come as a shock to diplomats and reinforced criticism that the government is gutting Canada's foreign service and rendering...