Union head says higher pay may be needed to encourage diplomats to work in a key country: the U.S.

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The union that represents Canadian diplomats abroad says Global Affairs Canada should consider boosting compensation for those posted to the United States because they face increased risk of gun crime and difficulty accessing health care.

Pamela Isfeld, head of the Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers, suggested that Ottawa’s appraisals of security threats aren’t as robust for the U.S. as they are for other countries.

“If you were talking about a post in Africa where you had had half a dozen lockdowns because of active shooters in the last year, that would go into the security assessment of that post,” she said.

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