Stéphane Dion says he ‘may have’ been Phoenixed during transition to foreign service

The former foreign minister was subject to intense questioning from opposition MPs at committee Tuesday.

Stéphane Dion, Canada's ambassador-designate to Germany and special envoy to the EU and Europe, took questions from his former colleagues at the House Foreign Affairs Committee Tuesday morning. He is pictured flanked by the foreign ministry's assistant deputy minister for Europe, Alexandra Bugailiskis, left, and EU Ambassador to Canada Marie-Anne Coninsx at a March 27 EU event in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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BY CHELSEA NASH

May 3, 2017

It looks like even former foreign ministers aren’t immune to payroll difficulties with the government’s new Phoenix pay system. Ambassador-designate Stéphane Dion said he “may have” encountered pay difficulties as a res...

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