The first part of your question was whether this was a request or an order. I would like to remind you that before the Ariel Henry government carried out the order, the Secretary General of the Organization of American States, Luis Almagro, was the second person to say that Haiti needed foreign military assistance and that he wanted it to happen. Pamela White, the former American ambassador to Haiti, was the first to say that that is what it took.
Mr. Almagro made his request on November 3, and Ariel Henry complied on November 4. The following Sunday, November 6, on France 24, the Secretary General of the United Nations said that this was in fact what it took. He then confirmed that he had indeed received that order through the other two people.
Now, I did not say that Canada had agreed. I said that Canada had taken the initiative on the issue of Haiti, as it was asked to do. I need only look at all the consultations you have done, including this one. I participated in a consultation with you, Mr. Dubourg. Mr. Trudeau had a meeting at the UN about Haiti, and Ms. Joly has had several meetings. That all suggests to me that Canada has apparently taken it seriously.
I do not believe that the American secretary general, Mr. Blinken, would have come to Ottawa to ask Ms. Joly to take that initiative if it had not been discussed beforehand. Consequently, yes, I am persuaded that Canada has already taken that direction. That is good news to me, because that gives us, the Haitian community in Montreal, among others, the opportunity to have some influence over things.