Canada sent too many observers to Ukraine elections in 2012, report says

OTTAWA - Canada sent too many observers to the parliamentary elections in Ukraine in 2012, the Department of Foreign Affairs says in an internal assessment obtained by The Canadian Press. The draft assessment of the mission, which involved 357 short-term observers, also describes the "costly undertaking" as being beyond the ability of Foreign Affairs and the former Canadian International Development Agency. It also finds that the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) was the "most credible" organization to conduct election monitoring. The findings raise questions about the Harper government's decision this week to dispatch another 338 short-term bilateral observers to next month's presidential election in Ukraine. Read More http://ift.tt/1ijUNyu