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PSC SLE Tests! They NEVER End!…

By Lyne Des Roberts | Published: February 11, 2009

Is it due to the end of financial year for the Public Service of Canada? Or is it only me hallucinating?… I am under the impression that there is an orgy of SLE tests going on these days… and it seems there will not be any recess before the end of March! I have been [...]

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It Could not have Been Worse!!!

By Lyne Des Roberts | Published: January 18, 2009

There are times, in life, when a series of isolated events happen at the very same time (with no apparent connexion between them), then things start falling apart one after another (as in a domino effect)  resulting in a mess… and your day goes utterly wrong! In French, we say «concours de circonstances»… You get up in the [...]

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Accommodation or Aggravation?…

By Lyne Des Roberts | Published: January 14, 2009

Tomorrow morning, James will be assessed on his oral skills in French… Am I nervous?… Of course I am!!!… Who would not be given the circumstances?… Since he will not be allowed to resume training after his test, I do cross my fingers for him to get his B… otherwise he will have to be [...]

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