Although he wrote the book and lectures in his role as a concerned Canadian citizen, his criticism of the United Nations (UN), international organizations, and other diplomats, including naming specific people, was called undiplomatic and led several reviewers to speculate whether he would be removed from his UN position.
Selvom han skrev bogen og forelæsningerne i sin rolle som en bekymret canadisk statsborger er hans kritik af FN, internationale organisationer og andre diplomater, inklusiv at nævne specifikke personer ved navn, blevet kaldt udiplomatisk og førte flere anmeldere til at spekulere på, hvorvidt han ville blive frataget sin plads i FN.