Ahead of a highly consequential election on Tuesday, the U.S. ambassador to Canada said “democracy is easily going to survive” the outcome of the race and reminded Canadians to be patient as results from across the United States come in.
David Cohen said in an interview on CBC’s Rosemary Barton Live that U.S. democracy “has survived and thrived in the face of many challenges to that democracy.” He cited both world wars and the U.S. civil war as examples.
“I firmly believe that regardless of the outcome of the election, the United States is going to remain the most durable democracy in the world,” Cohen told host Rosemary Barton.
“Democracy is something that’s important. It’s valuable. It’s something I treasure as an American. … I think democracy is easily going to survive the outcome of this election.”
Some state officials have said clearer results are expected by the end of Wednesday as they process mail-in ballots.
There are also concerns over whether Republican presidential candidate Donald …