HAITI.- The Trudeau government will soon send more armored vehicles to Haiti and impose new sanctions against people, announced the Canadian ambassador to the UN, Bob Rea. Mr. Rae made the announcement during an interview with CBC News about the situation in Haiti. Mr. Rae spoke about his country’s efforts to resolve the security crisis during the interview. During this interview, Bob Rae did not specify whether or not he was referring to armored vehicles commissioned by the Haitian state.
Before his departure from Haiti at the end of a mission on December 9, he had replied to the Nouvelliste of this order. “Yes. Absolutely,” Rae replied when asked if Canada would continue to supply equipment purchased from Haiti.
“No more precision on deadline. We await the announcements. We won’t say the exact dates because we won’t create any problems. But let’s continue with the effort,” she added.
The ambassador also told CBC News that Canada plans to send three experts to work with the Haitian National Police to assess needs. According to him, his country’s goal is to better equip the Haitian police. “We are in the process of finding a way to improve performance that is declining. There is a need for more equipment and there is a need for more training, and I think there are a lot more discussions between us and the national police,” he said.
This week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau assured that his country remains determined to play a leading role in a possible intervention by the international community in Haiti. During an end-of-year interview with The Canadian Press, the prime minister advocated a new approach to Haiti. This, he claims, in order not to repeat the mistakes of the past.
“Our role is to see how we can help and we can no longer be naive about this. If we really wanted to help in the last few years but it gave us what we see now, we need to have a new approach,” Trudeau said. “We have a long history in Haiti and we are still, 30 years later, in a serious, if not worse, than any other. »
