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Haiti sees role for Canada in paving path to new elections

In a call with interim Haitian Prime Minister Claude Joseph, Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau encouraged Haiti to develop a 'credible plan' to hold elections this year.

After the assassination of Haitian president Jovenel Moïse, second from left, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured far left, said that Canada is prepared to offer 'any assistance' that Haiti needs. Liberal MP Emmanuel Dubourg, far right, and Independent Senator Marie-Françoise Mégie say Canada could facilitate a fair election in Haiti.The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia and photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

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BY NEIL MOSS

July 13, 2021

Following the assassination of Haitian president Jovenel Moïse, the Haitian ambassador in Ottawa says there is a role for Canada in helping the Caribbean nation conduct its elections. Mr. Moïse was killed on July 7 in his Port-au-Prince home. His wife, Martine Moïse, was injured in the attack. ...

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