The Canadian Press: Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said the department has the broad outlines of Canada’s foreign policy which can shape staffing priorities, but the diplomats union says the cuts at Global Affairs Canada are premature.
“I just don’t understand why we’re cutting without defining what it is that we want to do and what we need,” said Pam Isfeld, a career diplomat and president of the Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers. “I just don’t understand why you would not build the organization that you want once you’ve defined your priorities.”…