OTTAWA — A team tasked with assessing the crisis in Haiti has returned home and is now briefing senior officials as the Canadian government weighs a potential…
Ambassador Sebastien Carriere said Monday that Canada will be expected to take a leading role in assisting the country, which has been plunged into chaos due to rampaging gangs and a worsening cholera outbreak.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
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. Haiti’s health ministry said that as of Sunday, it was aware of 2,243 people with suspected cases and 55 who have died — numbers that the UN says likely understate the extent of the disaster.Article content
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