As always, thank you for your hard work. I would also like to thank my colleague, Robert Oliphant.
We'll make sure that we're there for Haiti and for the Haitian people. The instability in Haiti has been going on for a long time. Since 2022, we've invested over $460 million in peace and security in Haiti. We're counting on the interim government to organize elections as soon as possible. This is a critical time. Canada remains ready to support the Haitian people in their return to stability.
Drawing a thread from the last question about working with the United States and how that affects our foreign policy, I will say that Secretary Rubio and I have been working together on gathering international funds for Haiti. This work dates back to last summer, when we began discussion about Canada's support for a UNSC resolution. I met with Secretary Rubio a few times leading up to the UN General Assembly week. Together, we worked on that resolution.
After that was passed, we then continued to advocate within the G7 and beyond for other countries to step up with financial aid for security and stability in Haiti. When I was in Doha, for example, I spoke with the Qataris about supporting Haiti. They came forward with funding. When I was at the G7, I spoke with my counterparts there about supporting Haiti. Germany actually stepped up with funding for Haiti.
This is a moment when, if we wish to continue to see democracy and stability thrive and exist, we need to work together as like-minded countries. It's not just one country; it's regional stability. I'll be travelling to Caricom next week in Panama.
I'll be co‑chairing a meeting, with a number of my counterparts, on regional stability.
The foundation of any economic recovery has to be the stability of institutions within a country. That is very much the centre of the conversation that we will have in Panama next week.