Canada pledges $35-million to boost Caribbean security, tackle Haiti’s gang crisis
Armed gangs have controlled much of the country since 2021, including critical infrastructure and food production.The gangs have caused a major humanitarian crisis, with Washington trying to avoid a wave of asylum claimants and Caribbean states urging the U.S. to stop the flow of American handguns into the region. The meetings come as Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says Canada and Mexico are boosting bilateral trade while working to retain USMCA. They also come as Canada tries to secure a trade deal with a bloc of Southern American countries known as Mercosur.
- ▪Armed gangs have controlled much of the country since 2021, including critical infrastructure and food production.The gangs have caused a major humanitarian crisis, with Washington trying to avoid a wave of asylum claimants and Caribbean st
- ▪The meetings come as Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says Canada and Mexico are boosting bilateral trade while working to retain USMCA.
- ▪They also come as Canada tries to secure a trade deal with a bloc of Southern American countries known as Mercosur.
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Open this photo in gallery:Residents of Cité Soleil celebrate the arrival of armoured police vehicles in Port-au-Prince, Haiti in May.Odelyn Joseph/The Canadian PressShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountForeign Affairs Minister Anita Anand announced $35 million in new funding Tuesday for projects aimed at shoring up security and curbing violence in the Caribbean.Anand was in Panama on Tuesday for meetings of the Organization of American States, a multilateral organization that co-ordinates state efforts on security, democracy and economic development across the Western Hemisphere.Most of the new funding focuses on the violence and political chaos caused by Haiti’s gang crisis.
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