atomicker

The world faces "geopolitical calamity", and Mark Carney is laying off Canada's highest-skilled diplomats:

"You just cut the entire cadre of most experienced, most specialized people (…) Your influence doesn’t come really from your press releases in Ottawa"

"I just don’t think that things have really been thought through"

https://globalnews.ca/news/11745219/global-affairs-canada-laying-off-union-says/

#Canada #CDNPoli

Global Affairs Canada laying off highest-skilled diplomats, union says

The cuts come as Global Affairs Canada sets out its plans to meet budget belt tightening requirements laid out by Prime Minister Mark Carney last year.

Global News
Mar 25 at 8:23pmWeb
Show threadatomicker19h ago

Reminder: in last year’s election, Mark Carney promised "to deploy more Canadian diplomats and officials abroad".

It's 2026, and he's laying off our highest-skilled diplomats. We may have voted for Mark Carney, but all he's giving us is Pierre Poilievre's Conservative policies.

#Canada #CDNPoli

Show threadMark 🇨🇦💪19h ago
@atomicker Have you considered running for office?
Show threadatomicker19h ago
@mark I appreciate the thought, thank you! But as a reality-based individual with a lifelong respect for science, expertise, international law and human rights, I'm afraid I'm pretty much ruled out before I even begin. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯