Diplomatic Circles

Canada has a role to play in linking global democracy movements, says activist

The path forward for democracy promotion is being reimagined in face of U.S. cuts to agencies that drove initiatives for decades.

Democracy and human rights activist Ryota Jonen was in Ottawa earlier this month meeting with Parliament's Democracy Caucus and testifying in front of the Subcommittee of International Human Rights.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY NEIL MOSS

February 25, 2026

Amid shocks to the global system, a champion of democracy promotion came to Ottawa looking at how to do things differently.

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