As Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince continues to be rocked by gang violence, one key adviser to the Canadian federal government says this country doesn’t favour the idea of putting boots on the ground to help address unrest.
Earlier this week, Canada airlifted a second shipment of Haitian-purchased armoured vehicles to the country to help the national police. On Friday, Canada also announced new sanctions against two more members of the Haitian elite.
"Canada itself has expressed interest in taking on a leadership role" in offering some sort of multinational security support to the Haitian National Police, U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters on Monday. But no public commitment to any specific action in Haiti emerged after those private discussions on Tuesday.
Ariel Henry, Haiti's de facto prime minister, has asked for help from a foreign military, but many citizens of Haiti see Henry's government as illegitimate.People protest against the arrival of the USNS Comfort hospital ship in Jeremie, Haiti, on Dec. 13, 2022.
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