Civil Circles

Time to tear down walls between domestic and foreign policy

No wall can prevent people and challenges from exiting or entering nations.

Foreign Minister Stéphane Dion, pictured in January, said last month "responsible conviction" will be his guiding principle in the job.The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Opinion

BY PASCAL DESBIENS

April 20, 2016

JAKARTA, INDONESIA—Foreign and domestic policies are generally considered two distinct areas of expertise within Canada’s federal government. In the 1990s, there were debates in the public service about career paths of senior personnel, and the experience executives should accumulate to climb t...

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