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“No system is perfect, however, I do realize that a lot of the information we get in the West [about North Korea] is somewhat twisted,” said Windsor, Ont. resident Mark Davies, the former Canadian delegate for the Korean Friendship Association.

The birth of Kim Jong Il was a blessing for all progressive and peace-loving people of the world

Although Mr. Davies has since let his membership lapse, during his stint as the DPRK’s Man in Canada his duties including sending pro-North Korea letters to the Windsor Star and penning official messages to North Korea on behalf of Canadians.

“The birth of Kim Jong Il was a blessing for all progressive and peace-loving people of the world,” Mr. Davies wrote in a February, 2013 letter. “To that end we here in Canada turn to the writings of the Dear Leader where we find many great ideas to promote our cause.”

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During Mr. Davies’ tenure, he said the group had 250 people on its mailing list — although Canadians now seem to have largely abandoned their DPRK sympathies. The Facebook page for KFA Canada is suspiciously barren, and the accompanying email address is inactive. According to a July post on the page, the Association is “seeking application” for a new regional delegate.

A Canadian KFA has never been mentioned by official North Korea state media, although it curiously makes repeated mention of the clumsily named “Canada Regional Committee of the Overseas Side Committee for Implementing the June 15 Joint Declaration.”

No group is known to exist in Canada.

KFA membership is more vibrant in Europe and the United States. KFA Ireland gathered an impressive 12 people this month to commemorate the anniversary of the death of “Dear Leader Kim Jong Il.” KFA UK occasionally issues pro-DPRK declarations and the United States has an active Virginia-born Secretary General: Gordon Copeland.