I believe that Canada's contribution to one objective that was appreciated was the support for the process of democratization, the support of civil society organizations to prepare people for the elections, the support of the Independent Electoral Commission. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, in the process of democratization, there were plans to have local elections after the legislative and presidential elections. In a country without a democratic tradition, people can often learn about democracy at the local level, where they can begin to exercise a certain control over the work of their leaders, to ask for accountability and transparency. The holding of local elections is currently an important issue.
The Independent Electoral Commission of the Democratic Republic of Congo is requesting support from the international community for funding, and within that, Canada could support civil society organizations to help prepare the populations. This could be a short-term objective.