Quotable notes

"A year ago, on December 26, with the world closely watching and many Canadians taking part as neutral observers, the citizens of Ukraine cast votes to choose the country's president.

"Orange, the color of opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko's campaign, became the defining symbol of resistance after the people refused to accept the results of an earlier, rigged election. Defenders of democracy around the world responded to the growing Orange Revolution, exerting the pressure needed to ensure new, free and fair elections were held.

"Democracy gives citizens a voice and an opportunity to help chart their future. It is often something we take for granted here in Canada. ... we'd like to wish the best to all Ukrainians as they celebrate the one-year anniversary of this defining event."

- statement by Conservative leader Stephen Harper of Canada on the first anniversary of Ukraine's Orange Revolution.

Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, January 8, 2006, No. 2, Vol. LXXIV

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