(OTTAWA) Canada’s ambassador to Haiti said Monday that the team tasked with assessing the situation in the crime-stricken country has now returned to Canada.
Posted on October 31st
Sébastien Carrière revealed the return of this assessment mission during his testimony before the House of Commons’ Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development.
Ambassador Carrière told MPs that this team is already briefing senior officials on its observations on the ground as the Canadian government develops next steps to help Haiti.
Haiti has been in turmoil since the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse last year. Criminal gangs are currently wreaking havoc across the country as a cholera outbreak worsens.
The United Nations has discussed sending an international force to restore order, but Mr Carrière said on Monday Canada has not yet decided whether to support such a move.
However, the ambassador said that many people in Haiti and the Caribbean hope Canada will take a lead in helping that country.
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