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### Viewing cable 08OTTAWA593, CANADIAN EFFORTS TO PROMOTE DEMOCRATIZATION ABROAD

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    UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 OTTAWA 000593

    SIPDIS

    SENSITIVE
    SIPDIS

    DEPT FOR S/P, G, DRL, WHA/CAN

    E.O. 12958: N/A
    TAGS: PHUM PGOV KDEM PREL CA
    SUBJECT: CANADIAN EFFORTS TO PROMOTE DEMOCRATIZATION ABROAD

    REF: 07 OTTAWA 01878

    OTTAWA 00000593  001.2 OF 003

    ¶1. (SBU) Summary: The government of Conservative Prime
    Minister Stephen Harper has taken a middle course between the
    large expansion of democratization capacity that a
    Parliamentary committee recommended in July 2007 and the ad
    hoc approach it had been following before then.  Canada is
    justifiably cautious about taking on any major new
    commitments while it is so heavily engaged in Afghanistan and
    while the Conservatives remain in minority status in the
    House of Commons, but the government has made supporting
    freedom and democracy a key priority.  It is now implementing
    several new approaches, including better coordination of
    Canadian organizations involved in democratization, more
    systematic research and analysis, and a forthcoming policy
    statement.  It continues to support the alphabet soup of
    democratization programs -- the CD, PDG, and APDP.  A recent
    trip to Pakistan by representatives of the
    government-supported but independent Democracy Council
    highlighted a new approach to democratization that combines
    for the first time direct work with parties in the midst of a
    political process.  Canada continues to welcome its exchanges
    with State on promoting democratization overseas.  End
    Summary.

    PARLIAMENT URGES NEW APPROACHES TO DEMOCRATIZATION
    --------------------------------------------- -----

    ¶2. (SBU) On July 11, 2007 the House of Commons' Standing
    Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade after
    extensive hearings tabled a report entitled "Advancing
    Canada's role in International Support for Democratic
    Development" (reftel).  The Committee recommended a number of
    new approaches to supporting democracy abroad, including a
    new research center and a political party institute (along
    the lines of the Dutch Institute for Multiparty Democracy) to
    help channel the personnel and experience of Canadian
    political parties into overseas democracy promotion.  The
    most ambitious recommendation was for the creation of a new
    independent institute -- the "Canada Foundation for
    International Democratic Development" -- that would have the
    mandate to develop and deliver programs in the field.  Its
    model would be the U.S. National Endowment for Democracy --
    and the Committee called for generous multi-year funding.

    THE GOVERNMENT RESPONSE
    -----------------------

    ¶3. (SBU) The Government responded to the report on November
    2, 2007 with a white paper entitled "A New Focus on Democracy
    Support."  The government declined to support a NED-style
    organization, but explicitly confirmed that "supporting
    freedom and democracy is a key priority of the Government of
    Canada," while proposing new measures, including:

    --  preparation of a "Whole-of-Government" policy statement
    on "Democracy Support" by May 2, 2008;

    --  establishment of a Canadian research program on democracy
    support and a "Democracy Partners Research and Study
    Program," as well as comprehensive country-level governance
    assessments to inform major development programs;

    --  improved coordination of Canadian organizations,
    including support for the expansion and formalization of
    Canada's government-funded but independent "Democracy
    Council" (which includes representatives from the
    International Development Research Council, Elections Canada,
    the Montreal-based NGO "Rights and Democracy," the
    Parliamentary Centre, the Forum of Federations, and the
    National Judicial Institute), as well as other non-government
    QNational Judicial Institute), as well as other non-government
    organizations active in democracy support;

    --  continuation of an annual "Democracy Dialogue;" and,

    --  a new "Democratic Transitions Fund" for diplomatic
    efforts in support of democracy.

    CHARTING NEW COURSES...
    -----------------------

    ¶4.  (U)  The Department of Foreign Affairs and International
    Trade's (DFAIT) Global Peace and Security Fund subsequently
    financed a conference in late February organized by the
    Queen's University Centre for the Study of Democracy on
    "Creating Democratic Value: Evaluating Efforts to Promote
    Democracy Abroad."  It brought together a group of global
    experts to begin to set the parameters for evaluating

    OTTAWA 00000593  002.2 OF 003

    democratization programs, and included a presentation by
    poloff.

    ¶5.  (U)  The Democracy Council in March sent three of its
    members plus one consultant on a mission to Pakistan to
    determine what programs the Council might develop to help
    with Pakistan's democratic transition.  This was the first
    time it had sent a mission of this kind to the field in its
    two year existence, and the first time to offer support to
    foreign political parties.

    ¶6.  (U)  The DFAIT-sponsored "Democracy Dialogue" brings
    together an international audience each year to focus on key
    themes in democratization.  The February 2008 Dialogue (which
    poloff attended as the sole foreign diplomat)  focused on
    "Canadian Approaches to Democracy Support in Latin America,"
    with participation by former Vice President of Guatemala
    Eduardo Stein and OAS Undersecretary for Political Affairs
    Dante Caputo.

    ¶7.  (U)  Canada's Treasury Board has now vetted the new
    "Democratic Transitions Fund," which will have multi-year
    money that DFAIT -- rather than the more development-oriented
    Canadian International Development Agency -- will manage.  It
    will begin to support diplomatic efforts at democratization.
    CIDA will separately by the end of 2008 begin to publish a
    new "Annual Report on Development Results" as well as a new
    "Annual Report on Democracy Spending" to provide greater
    clarity to the government's international democratization
    efforts.

    ...WHILE STAYING IN THE GAME
    ----------------------------

    ¶8. (SBU) According to DFAIT Democracy Unit officials, Canada
    continues to try to focus its limited resources where it can
    do the most good in the democratization arena, and wants to
    remain engaged in a number of areas without diverting
    attention from its highest priorities.  Other ongoing
    democratization efforts include:

    --  Community of Democracies (CD):  Canada remains fully
    supportive of the CD, but is not particularly active in the
    organization between ministerials.  Its key contribution to
    date has been primary funding for "A Diplomat's Handbook for
    Democracy Development Support," a project headed by retired
    Canadian Ambassador Jeremy Kinsman.  The publication is a
    unique contribution to the literature of democratization,
    putting together a "diplomat's toolbox," including case
    studies;

    --  Partnership for Democratic Governance (PDG):  Canada is
    currently the Vice Chair of the Executive Committee and has
    committed even more funding and personnel for the PDG than
    the CD.  Its current commitment is C$3 million (approximately
    US$3 million) over a three year period.  DFAIT has not had
    any response to date from its missions in Latin America to a
    request for proposals for PDG projects, but plans to support
    this initial effort to create projects in the field;

    --  Asia Pacific Democratic Partnership (APDP): as a founding
    member, Canada takes the APDP seriously and will continue to
    support it with funding and diplomatic effort.  Canada plans
    soon to respond to our most recent proposals, but believes
    that it would be best to conduct a "soft launch" in June 2008
    by sending out an observer mission to Mongolia, with a "hard
    launch" by November 2008, when APDP would send an observer
    mission for the U.S. elections;

    --  UN Democracy Fund: Canada does not so far support the
    UNDF because it has does not want to spread its efforts and
    funding too thin.  Canadian officials have nonetheless met
    with the head of the UNDF and are assessing whether it would
    Qwith the head of the UNDF and are assessing whether it would
    provide a niche to meet certain objectives;

    --  Bali Democracy Forum: Canada has not yet taken an
    official position on the Bali Forum, but considers some of
    its work complementary to Canadian objectives.  Canada
    remains concerned that the Bali Forum may be too
    geographically and functionally inclusive to be effective,
    but Canadian interests in Asia are likely too great not
    eventually to support such a noteworthy Asian organization;

    --  DFAIT is now contemplating the posting of regional
    democratization officers in some of its Embassies abroad as a
    way better to manage DFAIT-funded programs and conduct
    outreach.

    OTTAWA 00000593  003.2 OF 003

    ¶9. (SBU) Comment:  Canada continues to struggle with how best
    to institutionalize its own approach to democratization
    abroad.  DFAIT officials have expressed admiration for the
    U.S. "Advance Democracy Act" and the large role it gives to
    the State Department to deliver democratization programs.
    Canada will continue to welcome exchanges with us on
    democratization, including contacts in Washington, Ottawa,
    and key posts in the field.

    Visit Canada,s Economy and Environment Forum at
    http://www.intelink.gov/communities/state/can ada

    WILKINS

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