Global Affairs cuts overseas staff at triple the rate of those based in Canada - BNN Bloomberg

OTTAWA — Canada’s foreign service cuts are disproportionately affecting positions based abroad, with those rotational positions being eliminated at three times the rate of those for Global Affairs staff based in Canada. Data obtained by The Canadian Press also shows an even larger drop in foreign workers hired at missions overseas, just as the Carney government seeks deeper diplomatic and trade ties with other countries. “They’re not understanding the business they’re in. And the business that they’re in is not spreadsheets,” said Jeremy Kinsman, a former ambassador to Russia, the U.K. and t…