Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  I'd say that it is also a structural problem. I don't like the term, but gender-based violence is a problem in Haiti. It is a patriarchal society. We need much more work in terms of changing social norms to deal with gender-based violence. It is not a question of control of troop

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  I'll answer it briefly to give the other witnesses a chance to respond. Security experts have told us that two things will have to be done. First, there will have to be an audit process. I discussed that earlier. I assume that has already started. We will also have to depolitici

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Okay. Thank you.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  I think there's a major difference among the possible scenarios. On the one hand, Mr. Henry is requesting military intervention and wants to see troops landing and intervening in Haiti. On the other hand, there could be a transitional government, in which case we would sit down t

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  I think the police have officers who are very well trained, have extensive experience and could definitely provide a better answer to that question than I can. From what I've read and heard during discussions we've had with security experts, there are definitely problems with th

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Yesterday we met with the Canadian delegation that is in Haiti right now. They said essentially what I'm saying: We are against a military intervention in Haiti; however, we know that we need assistance. With the state of things in Haiti right now, we cannot have any kind of long

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Canada has been and will continue to be an important partner of Haiti, I think. For example, in the area of gender, one of the big issues on the table is sexual violence with the gangs, and in general in Haiti. I think Canada has been a leader in that area, not only recently bu

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  I'm sorry. Can I finish my phrase?

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Canada, France and the United States are major donors in terms of security. I believe that Canada could play a leadership role in that. Each works independently. Why not have a partner in terms of security? Canada can actually play a leadership role in that, as it did—

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Yes, thank you for the opportunity. I completely agree with Mr. Brender on the need to invest in the humanitarian aspect as well to ensure we stimulate the development process. That's why I say that it isn't a question of boots on the ground, even in security matters. It's mainl

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  We met with perhaps fewer than 50. We met with several. There are other groups we met with in terms of the Montana accord—not me personally—and we also met recently with the Coalition haïtienne au Canada contre la dictature en Haïti. We have met with them before, and what came th

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  I think that virtually everyone has seen that the gangs were funded and armed by various sectors. Consider the examples of the instrumentalization of the gangs and their complicity in it. The government recently had the quite strange idea that it would distribute television sets

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Exactly. Perhaps not in the strictly legal sense of the term, but it's definitely that. What we're saying is that the PHTK, which has been in power for 11 years and to which Mr. Henry belongs, is working with the gangs. There are numerous examples of that. In the present circum

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Yes, it's the entire PHTK regime, which has been in power for 11 years. There was Mr. Martelly, then Jovenel Moïse and now Mr. Henry, who was chosen by Jovenel Moïse. They transformed the government into a predatory and criminal state. Some ministers have been accused of problems

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  I'd like to correct something you said. Pardon me, but the sanctioned senators didn't belong to the Montana group. After the Montana Accord, we tried to expand the consensus and we began talks with various political groups. That's how we established a consensus with the modified