Editors' notes

Everyday, it seems, the world gets a little smaller.

That fact became even clearer recently when we started to hear about the numbers of Alberta Justice and Alberta Solicitor General staff working in some of the world’s hotspots overseas.

It’s not that their usual jobs have taken them there. In many cases staff have taken a leave of absence in order to join the Reserves within the Canadian Forces. Others have volunteered or been seconded to assist in international post-war reconstruction projects. (In the last issue we featured Dr. Bernard Bannach who led a Canadian forensic team to Kosovo to gather post-mortem evidence at several suspected massacre sites.)

In the next issue of Just-in, we will be featuring more staff overseas, but we need your help to locate them. If you would like to suggest someone, please contact an editor.

A big thank you and farewell to Co-editor Kim MacDonald, who is leaving Just-in after several years. We wish her good luck in her new position also in government.

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