Moïse assassination calls for renewed Canadian regionally-rooted, multilateral approach in Haiti

As Haiti finds its political footing in the world without Jovenel Moïse, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau could quietly steer Canada’s foreign aid in Haiti to be deployed to fight coronavirus and find local partners.

Haitian President Jovenel Moise, pictured in Port au Prince on Feb. 7, 2017, after being sworn in as the 58th president of Haiti. Canada, unfortunately, remains a steadfast supporter of Haiti’s political status quo, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. Photograph courtesy of Flickr

Opinion

BY BHAGWANT SANDHU

July 14, 2021

For many Haiti watchers, the news of the assassination of president Jovenel Moïse came as a sudden shock. It did not come as a surprise. Haiti under Moïse had reached a boiling point.

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