For the past 30 months, Haitians have been working to establish a political governance entity capable of leading them to free and fair elections. The agreement reached on Monday, March 11, was indeed a positive and important step. It should come as no surprise that its implementation remains challenging. The political groups that are part of this presidential agreement are not accustomed to working together. The agreement is gradually taking shape.
Strengthening the country's political governance is essential to stabilizing security in Haiti. That said, in the short term, we shouldn't necessarily expect the announcement of the formation of the presidential council to be immediately welcomed by local groups in the country. We can therefore expect the local security situation to remain fluid over the next few days.
Of course, looking at the medium and long term, all the support provided by Canada and the international community to establish and strengthen political governance in Haiti was essential. It is a cornerstone of the efforts to stabilize the situation in the country.