Stephen Harpers: Foreign Service Officers

foreign service officers: The Washington walkout is in addition to the 12 Canadian missions around the world where diplomats withdrew their service on Thursday. The list includes some of Canadas largest immigration processing centres and diplomatic missions abroad, and the foreign service officers union has warned the work stoppages could affect Prime Minister Stephen Harpers trip to Europe for the G8 summit next week a claim the government disputes. More Related to this Story, according to Globe and Mail. HISTORY British envoy discovers patriotic hymns Canadian connection More than a two dozen Canadian diplomats walked off the job in Washington, D.C., on Friday, part of a global effort to pressure the federal government to offer foreign service officers a better deal on pay rates. Foreign Affairs New religious-freedom watchdog faces uphill battle (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.