How to better help Canadians in trouble abroad

Canadian consular actors should meet yearly, and Canada ought to push for an international model consular code and rejoin the UN World Tourism Organization.

The Canadian government should review yearly its response to complex cases of Canadians in trouble abroad, says former diplomat William Crosbie. Photograph courtesy of Dan Zen

Opinion

BY WILLIAM CROSBIE

April 18, 2018

We read about accidents, deaths, kidnappings, child abductions, and arrests overseas. For the Canadians involved, these are real-life tragedies. In Ottawa, the Emergency Watch and Response Centre at Global Affairs Canada works 24/7 to respond to such crises. Consular staff deal with diverse proble...

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