Feds reject Senate call to create advisory committee overseeing foreign service reform

The federal government accepted 23 of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee's 28 recommendations on modernizing Canada's foreign service, taking 'note' of five.

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly noted in a letter to the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee that the necessary additional funds for GAC's transformation will come from existing departmental coffers.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY NEIL MOSS

July 31, 2024

The federal government has rebuffed a recommendation from a Senate committee to create an advisory group to oversee the modernization of Canada’s diplomatic corps.

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