The future of Canada’s diplomacy is gender parity

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pictured during a media availability following the swearing in of his cabinet for the 44th Parliament on Oct. 26, 2021. Canada is the only G7 and G20 country to have achieved gender parity in ambassador-level appointments, writes Grace Lee. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY GRACE LEE

October 29, 2021

In the hallowed hallways of Global Affairs Canada’s (GAC’s) Lester B. Pearson building, portraits of former ministers and deputy ministers adorn the walls reminding us of some of the country’s most distinguished diplomats who carved Canada’s identity in the nascent days of nation-building. C...

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