Canadian officials return from Haiti as Ottawa weighs military response to crisis
Carriere added that the United States is also hoping Canada will step up, as was noted during recent coverage of U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to Ottawa and Montreal last week.While Blinken and Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly studiously avoided any comments on whether Canada would lead a multilateral military intervention to Haiti, U.S. officials have name-checked Canada as a potential key player.
And while the United Nations is currently contemplating a motion that would authorize a mission, Carriere told the committee that the government has not yet decided whether it supports such a move.“No decision has been made on that,” he said. “That was part of what the assessment came here to do last week. They’re continuing their consultations this week. They’re briefing up in terms of what their findings are.
Canada and the U.S. have already sent armoured vehicles to Haiti, and a military intervention to restore order has been endorsed by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.U.S. officials say the UN resolution is expected to pass by early November, and have mentioned Canada as a candidate to lead such a mission.
Carriere did not speak to any specific timeline, but did say that any intervention would require a multilateral approach involving other countries in the region. The mission would also need to back up Haiti’s security forces, not replace them, he said. While the international community’s immediate focus is on restoring order in Haiti, Carriere said rampant corruption and impunity continue to form the root of the country’s problems.
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