Foreign Affairs committee  A system is in place, and it's so complicated we would need an entire meeting to explore it. It's a system under which elections are held at least every two years. We have to replace the senators, who serve for terms of six years. The deputies serve for four-year terms, the mayor

Foreign Affairs committee  It would be a pleasure.

Foreign Affairs committee  The Haitian police, like the American police, have made many arrests. It has to be acknowledged that bad-faith Haitians have unfortunately attracted many of these men to Haiti. As you know, that's not just a Haitian problem; it's a problem throughout the Caribbean. The ease with

Foreign Affairs committee  I don't have the police reports on exactly who's involved or what investigation has been conducted, but I do know we have names and have made arrests. The gangs are known. The police just have to do their job. First, they have to arrest them and interrogate them to determine who'

Foreign Affairs committee  That's frankly beyond my field of expertise. Consequently, I can't really answer the question, but I laugh every time someone tells me there are hidden resources in Haiti.

Foreign Affairs committee  It's really hard to say. That would be the worst possible scenario. However, we're already in a fairly complicated and disastrous situation. I hope with all my heart the situation doesn't come to that, but what we're experiencing today is already dire.

Foreign Affairs committee  I know the police used that equipment yesterday. They also conducted an operation in Pernier, east of Port-au-Prince. I acknowledge that the police are making considerable efforts on the ground, but, the situation being what it is, even though those efforts are enormous, they may

Foreign Affairs committee  No more equipment has been delivered yet. Perhaps we should wait for it to arrive and see what the result is. We'll have to consider the PNH's new strategy to determine where we stand. I don't exactly know when the equipment will be delivered or how well defended we'll be.

Foreign Affairs committee  Of course, Mr. Chair. I will be very pleased to do so.

Foreign Affairs committee  Yes. I can provide a guarantee, and I can say that the MPs who have significant Haitian communities in their ridings can do the same: the members of the Haitian diaspora in Canada and other countries are prepared to cooperate, invest and work in Haiti. In other words, Canada wil

Foreign Affairs committee  There are important lessons to be learned here. In the past 20 years, Haiti has been a fertile ground for NGOs. I'm not opposed to humanitarian aid, but humanitarian aid and charity won't help improve the situation. The emphasis has to be on the economy for the situation to recov

Foreign Affairs committee  The situation is very complicated for women. An individual very close to me was kidnapped in early September. It happens every day. My female cousins, who live on the plains, send me voice messages explaining that they have to leave because rape is one of the weapons that the g

Foreign Affairs committee  I don't have an answer to that. No surveys or studies have been conducted to determine what the police reaction would be. However, I can imagine what it would be, given that the situation is complicated. Since many police officers have been murdered recently, I suppose the police

Foreign Affairs committee  The main problem is firearms. The gangs have better weapons than the police. Then there's a problem with training. One of the things no one says is that many Haitians have left the country, including many police officers from our special forces. In some instances, those forces h

Foreign Affairs committee  What I can say is that there's no constitutional response to the present situation, which isn't really normal. This is precisely where the political negotiation issue comes into play. It's up to the political actors, the people who engage in politics in Haiti, including the Mont