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    4 months ago

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    Canada has evacuated a portion of its embassy staff from Port-au-Prince, Haiti, by commercial helicopter charter due to rampant gang violence in the city.

    Canada’s staffing reduction follows a similar move by the U.S. on Sunday, which saw U.S. Marines escort a portion of Washington’s diplomatic corps out of Haiti.

    “In these difficult times,” said GAC, "Canada’s embassy will continue to support Canadians who remain in the country, as well as Haiti and the Haitian people …

    Speaking to reporters at an event in Windsor, Ont., on Thursday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he’s spoken to Caribbean and other world leaders about what he  called the “humanitarian and security catastrophe” in Haiti.

    “It’s obvious that with the ongoing challenge, as much as the international community will continue to have a role to play, if we want a sustainable solution it has to be led by Haitians themselves,” Trudeau said.

    He said Canada is working to forge a consensus “where the violence can be reduce, control can come back and there’s a path toward full resumption of [Haitian] democracy.”


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