UK-Canadian Embassy Mash-up

The Current, CBC Radio One

September 25, 2012

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So what do you get when you cross a Canadian foreign office with the British diplomatic service? Cost savings and a new efficient diplomatic corps? More money for trade offices in other-one-time-colonies? Or as those critical of Ottawa's latest pairing predict increased security risks and foreign policy dominated by the so-called Anglosphere. We are discussing the twinning of diplomacy.

This clip started this segment with a a clip from Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird with a plan for Canada to save some cash while abroad. Canada and Britain will begin sharing embassy space and resources at some diplomatic missions. They're not suggesting crowding in …

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