Election Observation Press conference

The Election Observation Mission of the Canada-Ukraine Foundation, in association with the Ukrainian Canadian Congress will present its preliminary report on Ukraine’s presidential election on Tuesday, Feb 9 at 1:30 PM at the UNIAN News Agency in Kyiv (Khreshchatyk St., #4, second floor).

The report will be delivered by Bohdan Onyschuk, Head of Mission, Yarema Bachynsky, Chief Observer and Member of Parliament James Bezan (Selkirk-Interlake) and will be based on information collected by observers deployed throughout the country. Canada-Ukraine Foundation has 110 observers registered with Ukraine’s Central Election Commission, including Member of Parliament Gerard Kennedy (Parkdale-High Park).

The Canada-Ukraine Foundation (CUF) is a Canadian charitable foundation established by the Ukrainian Canadian Congress to coordinate, develop, organize and deliver assistance projects generated by Canadians and directed to Ukraine. CUF has organized and lead several internationally-acclaimed election observation missions to Ukraine, earning the highest award available to a Canadian civic organization – the Certificate of Commendation – bestowed by the Governor General of Canada in 2005. www.cufoundation.ca

The Ukrainian Canadian Congress (UCC) brings together under one umbrella all the national, provincial and local Ukrainian Canadian organization throughout Canada. Together with its member organizations, the UCC has been leading, coordinating and representing the interests of one of Canada’s largest ethnic communities (1.2 million) for almost 70 years. www.ucc.ca

For further information, please contact:
In Ukraine: Steve Bandera, Press Secretary, sbandera@gmail.com + 38 067 896 55 21