I'm not sure if this has been reported here yet, but  the Government of Canada is making a key contribution to this sham election by (among other things) taking the lead in putting together another "monitoring mission" to oversee (i.e. bless as fair) the coming election. (See: IMMHE Website) The chair of this mission is Canada's Chief Electoral Officer, Jean-Pierre Kingsley.  Kingsley has already made his mark in a similar sham exercise "monitoring" the Iraq occupation election on January 30 of this year - from Jordan.  As expected, the press release issued on January 30 claimed that the Iraq election had been held within a framework that meets "generally recognized standards."  This was all the media had to hear - the details of problems were ignored.

Kingsley himself is ensconced in the warm cradle of the "democracy enhancement" industry as a member of the Board of Directors of IFES, an NGO that helped advance the destabilization of President Aristide's government in Haiti, and which is chaired by William Hybl of the International Republican Institute (IRI).  Kingsley should be judged by such bedfellows, and his ridiculous posturing as an election "monitor" - working on behalf of Canada, one of the governments that led the assault on democracy in Haiti - is simply a joke.

Unfortunately, the "stupor" Melancon talks about is only deepened by players such as Kingsley, who are undeservedly viewed as trustworthy by most Canadians.