Liberal-Era Diplomatic Language Killed Off

Key phrases like "good governance" and "public diplomacy" are being discreetly purged from Canadian foreign policy.

By Jeff Davis

Published July 1, 2009

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It was once considered a hallmark achievement of modern Canadian foreign policy, but few breathe the words "human security" in Stephen Harper's Ottawa. And this is no accident.

Since taking power three years ago, Conservative political staffers have worked to purge the language of the previous Liberal government's much lauded "human security" policies from the DFAIT lexicon.

This has prompted...

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