Open this photo in gallery: John Tavares of the Toronto Maple Leafs, centre, celebrates his assist and 1000th NHL point against the New York Islanders at UBS Arena on Dec. 11.Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Other side Re “Canada’s controversial diplomatic reporting program must be preserved” (Opinion, Dec. 9): Having spent 35 years as a Canadian foreign-service officer, 13 of them doing what was then called “reporting and liaison,” I see the Global Security Reporting Program as nothing new, just a new name. What seems different with Michael Kovrig is that when he finished his posting at the Canadian embassy in Beijing...