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I thought I heard someone being interviewed in Kiev about the demonstrations against election irregularities in the Ukrainian national elections say something like "Democracy is new to us. We want to learn from Canadians how it should be done."

Seems to me that Canada, along with much of the rest of the world, has a lot to learn from Ukraine, if that attitude is representative. The stance of wanting to learn about democracy, rather than viewing oneself as the source, authority, model or arbiter of what is democratic is incredibly refreshing and hopeful. The attitude that democracy matters, and that it is something we (hoi polloi) can do something about, is equally so. And finally, that people are putting those attitudes into action is truely inspiring.