Ottawa is sanctioning at least two senior Haitian officials for their alleged support of gangs in the country.
“Haitians are increasingly deprived of essentials, exposed to increasing violence, and feel abandoned,” said Patrick Auguste, head of a diaspora youth association, at a House of Commons subcommittee meeting on Friday.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Ottawa SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
The U.S. Treasury Department was more specific, accusing both of leading cocaine trafficking from Colombia and directing people to engage in violence. She encouraged Canada to work with civil-society groups to stem problems that are leading to gangs recruiting children. LaRose noted that Haiti was economically punished by France for declaring its independence in 1805, followed by an American invasion in 1915.
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