Lifelong east Toronto resident Chris Yaccato’s passion for politics, world events and culture has recently taken him to Ukraine, reads Inside Toronto report.
Yaccato, who by day works as the executive assistant to Brant, Ont., MPP and Speaker of the House Dave Levac, voluntarily travelled to the east European country late last month to serve as an independent observer for that country’s Oct. 28 parliamentary elections.
“It was a very different world, a real eye-opening experience. It’s definitely a different set of rules (there) but there are a lot of similarities,” said Yaccato, adding that like in Canada, residents expressed concerns about rising taxes, job security and caring for their families.
