OTTAWA — The first waves of Canadian election monitors have arrived in Ukraine, as fears rise over Russian meddling in the March 31 presidential ballot. That includes 50 people who are part of the Canadian-led bilateral mission that will eventually include an additional 100 short-term observers. They are among 100 long-term and 750 short-term observers from 13 countries serving on the OSCE mission. In 2004, former prime minister John Turner led the first such bilateral mission of Canadians to Ukraine under the then Liberal government of Paul Martin. The Conservative government of Stephen Harper contributed Canadians to several more of these bilateral missions.

Source: National Post February 13, 2019 20:03 UTC