I had a great discussion recently with Phil Gurski about the value of neutral election observers – international observers like the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) fields, but also domestic observers in Canada. Take a listen here.

Happy to see What Ukrainian Elections Taught Me about Democracy on The Hill Times Top 100 Best Books in 2024.

I’ll be at the Metcalfe Farmer’s Market Christmas Market, December 14, 9-2, at the Greely Community Centre, with copies of What Ukrainian Elections Taught Me about Democracy and The Canadian Nightingale for sale. Hope to see you there.

Thanks to McGill University for including my book from McGill-Queen’s University Press on their Christmas reading list. As a McGill University Alumni I have a lot of fond memories of my time in Montreal. And what I know about democracy I started to learned there.

I’ll be at the Lindsay Canadian Club, Lindsay ON, November 13, 7:00 pm, for a conversation with Rhonda Gossen about our books What Ukrainian Elections Taught Me about Democracy, and The Twelfth of February, and Canadian support for democracy around the world, published by McGill-Queen’s University Press this fall.

I will be at the Norman Patterson School of International Affairs (NPSIA) at Carleton University, October 16, 12 pm, with Rhonda Gossen, to talk about our books – What Ukrainian Elections Taught Me about Democracy, and The Twelfth of February – and Canadian support for democracy around the world, published by McGill-Queen’s University Press this…

I’ll be a Perfect Books in Ottawa, October 1 at 7:00 pm, with author Rhonda Gossen, to talk about our books What Ukrainian Elections Taught Me about Democracy, and The Twelfth of February from McGill Queen’s University Press about Canadian support for democracy, published this fall by McGill-Queen’s University Press.

I’ll be at the Ottawa Public Library, Metcalfe Village Branch, Saturday, September 7th, 11-12 pm, to talk about my new book, What Ukrainian Elections Taught Me About Democracy. Hope to see you there! We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.

If you want to be the first in your neighbourhood to have a copy of my new book, What Ukrainian Elections Taught Me About Democracy, I will be at the Metcalfe Farmers Market Night Market on September 5th. Drop by for a chat and to pick up your copy!

What Ukrainian Elections Taught Me about Democracy was released September 3, by McGill Queens University Press.