Canada leads Iraqi Elections Team

Canada is taking the lead on setting up the Elections process for the January 30 elections. There are obviously a ton of challenges to overcome… but only some can be directly controlled by the elections officials. The CBC is reporting today on comments made by the head of Elections Canada, Jean-Pierre Kingsley after the conclusion …

Canadians Helping spread Democracy

I found the answer to my question last time about “how to become an election monitor”. And in the process, found a very cool and interesting website. CANADEM is a non-profit agency dedicated to advancing international peace and security through the recruitment, screening, promotion and rapid mobilization of Canadian expertise. These are the people who …

Ukrainians will vote again: Canada sends Army of observers

Good news from Ukraine last week. They will rerun the run-off (get that?) vote between the two candidates on Dec. 26. Canada is sending 500 observers to ensure a fair vote. It’s been truly amazing watching the goings on in the Ukraine. I wonder if there has been, in the history of the world, a …