MPs Advise Against Military Intervention in Haiti, but Call for Improved Sanctions

MPs Advise Against Military Intervention in Haiti, but Call for Improved Sanctions
The House foreign-affairs committee is urging Ottawa to not send troops to Haiti, but instead beef up sanctions that target that country's political and economic elite. Police officers take cover during an anti-gang operation in the Portail neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, April 25, 2023. The Canadian Press/AP-Odelyn Joseph
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The House of Commons foreign-affairs committee is urging Ottawa not to send troops to clear out Haiti’s violent gangs, but instead to beef up sanctions targeting that country’s political and economic elite.

Members of Parliament on the committee say Canada should make clear its military will not participate in direct military operations on the ground — which means rejecting a request from Haiti’s de facto prime minister, Ariel Henry.