Canadian official wants greater role for business in Arctic Council

Patrick Borbey wants to ‘bring that voice to the table’ to provide ‘balance.’

Diplomats ratchet up job action

New work-to-rule measures mean no overtime, no BlackBerry phones outside of work hours, and ‘not doing a single duty that’s not listed in your job description:’ PAFSO.

Foreign service union in legal strike position

Clement spokesperson calls move "unfortunate."

Repping her homeland in her second home

Carleton Ravens alum Sara Seiler is playing for the German national women’s team in Ottawa this week.

Five civil society reps leave CSR centre

While the government once touted it as a ‘pillar’ of its CSR plan, departing members say it has lost status as a government priority.

The bonds of friendship

CARICOM and Canada revive their parliamentary camaraderie, while the US and Canada say they’re both Israel’s BFF.

A blue soldier paints the energy sector green

Michelle Rempel, the parliamentary secretary to the minister of the environment, believes Canada should have no shame in promoting its environmental record abroad.

Canada’s global green campaign panned

Academics call energy lobbying ineffective, waste of taxpayers’ money; parliamentary secretary says efforts are paying off.

Fighting cancer, celebrating kids

US, OECD pressure helped spur planned anti-bribery law changes: Analysts

Humanitarian NGOs could be affected under proposed new law.