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Canada's government, led by Finance Minister Mark Carney, is planning budget cuts that will affect the country's foreign service, raising concerns among former diplomats. The reductions are part of broader efforts to constrain Global Affairs Canada's budget. Former ambassador and Senator Peter Boehm has urged the government to carefully consider Canada's international role before implementing these cuts. The issue of diplomatic workforce reductions has also drawn attention in the United States, where the Trump administration's attempt to dismiss nearly 700 non-partisan Foreign Service Officers based on domestic politics has been criticized for potentially undermining diplomatic efforts to de-escalate tensions.
Sen. Peter Boehm is a former ambassador, and he says he hopes the government thinks hard about Canada’s place in the world when it looks at constraining Global Affairs Canada’s budget #cdnpoli https://t.co/905HQAbK7M
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Sen. Peter Boehm is a former ambassador, and he says he hopes the government thinks hard about Canada’s place in the world when it looks at constraining Global Affairs Canada’s budget #cdnpoli #SenCA https://t.co/905HQAchXk
