Foreign Service
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Carney’s plan to boost Canada’s foreign service needs more details: unionThe Liberal election platform said a Carney government would send "more Canadian diplomats and officials abroad" to expand trade and "restore Canadian leadership."CanadaMay 8
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Foreign service must focus on commerce: FastThe Harper government says it wants Canadian diplomats in foreign countries to re-channel their energies and resources into advancing the country's commercial interests.CanadaNov 27, 2013
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Treasury Board bargained in bad faith with striking diplomats: RulingThe Public Service Labour Relations Board says the federal government has been bargaining in bad faith with its striking diplomats.CanadaSep 13, 2013
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Federal government agrees to binding arbitration in foreign service job disputeThe federal government says it is willing to settle its dispute with Canada's striking foreign-service workers through binding arbitration - subject to certain conditions.PoliticsJul 23, 2013
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Harper bodyguard gets Jordan envoy’s jobPrime ministerial bodyguard Bruno Saccomani, the Mountie who faced criticism for his management style, has been appointed Canada's new ambassador to Jordan.CanadaJul 12, 2013
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Canada’s foreign service officers walk off job to protest stalled contract talksCanada's foreign service officers are targeting Prime Minister Stephen Harper's trip to Europe next week as a part of a bold tactic to rejuvenate stalled contract talks.Jun 6, 2013
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